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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU DEC 08 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. 

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU DEC 08 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF 
WATERS THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA FRI
THROUGH SUN ALLOWING SOME INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE 
REGION. SE RETURN FLOW IS EXPECTED W OF 95W BY MON. 

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU DEC 08 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI 
NIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 95W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU DEC 08 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT N OF 22N FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N 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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 95W. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU DEC 08 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N 
AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW 
SWELL S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU DEC 08 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N 
AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW 
SWELL S OF 25N. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N 
OF 25N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER GR