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FZNT24 KNHC 302040
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED NOV 30 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. 

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST N OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT. A 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW GULF LATE 
SUN WITH GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF 
BY LATE MON.

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GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU 
NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 
25 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 
30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON...

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
THU NIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 21N.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 
35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO NE TO E THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 
TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW N OF 25N 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI 
NIGHT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT LATE.

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN