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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN DEC 11 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. 

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS AREA WILL WEAKEN ALLOWING SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE W GULF TUE AND SPREADING E ACROSS 
ALL WATERS BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE 
TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS THU NIGHT.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...N OF 22N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S PART.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT S OF 25N BY WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON