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FZNT24 KNHC 070838
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED DEC 07 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. 

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED DEC 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY 
OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THIS MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. GALE 
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TODAY. 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THU. 

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED DEC 07 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 
95W TONIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED DEC 07 2011

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W...

.TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 13 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.   
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
THU NIGHT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED DEC 07 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL
S OF 26N. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 
25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED DEC 07 2011

.TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N
AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER AL