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FZNT24 KNHC 250913
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND 
FROM 30N84W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN THEN SE OF GULF LATE 
SUN. GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT OVER W GULF SAT NIGHT 
THROUGH LATE SUN.  HIGH PRES BUILD IN WAKE OF FRONT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT 
LATE THEN BECOMING N AT 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 95W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW WITHIN 90 
NM OF FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT EXCEPT TO 40 KT W 
OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT AND 
TO 15 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE.
.TUE...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 
TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 
8 FT S OF 24N AND TO 3 FT N OF 24N LATE.
.TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT S OF 23N AND 2 FT N OF 23N.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES