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FZNT24 KNHC 011528
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU DEC 01 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. 

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU DEC 01 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL SLIDE EASTWARD
THROUGH SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
NW GULF EARLY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM 
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO MON FOLLOWED BY 
INCREASINGLY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU DEC 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N
W OF 94W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N
W OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N
SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N
W OF 93W SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 
93W 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU DEC 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 21N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 22N W OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S 
OF 21N.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 01 2011

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

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 01 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 25N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE