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FZNT24 KNHC 071503
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED DEC 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. GALE FORCE 
WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TODAY. HIGH 
PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF AREA FRI THROUGH SUN. 

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED DEC 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT THU NIGHT. 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 AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED DEC 07 2011

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N LATE.   
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 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 BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 
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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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N 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 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N... 
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 
TO 8 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N AND SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. 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 TO NE 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 AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER GR