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

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD WITH 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE W GULF BY TUE AND 
SPREADING E ACROSS ALL WATERS BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT 
WILL STALL OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS THU NIGHT AND DRIFT 
WELL W OF AREA ON FRI.

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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BY SUNRISE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.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 7 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...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...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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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 6 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S
PART THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.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 THROUGH 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 AND FRI...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 AL/NELSON