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FZNT24 KNHC 090830
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI DEC 09 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. 

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 09 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. 
STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THIS WEEKEND RESULTING IN 
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN 
MON AND TUE ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI DEC 09 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO 
E IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI DEC 09 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 22N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT N OF 22N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SAT NIGHT. S OF 22N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N.
.MON...N OF 20N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 96W. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 09 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
25N...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 09 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY