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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD WITH 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE W GULF BY TUE... 
SPREADING TO ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF BY THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL STALL OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THU NIGHT...MOVING BACK 
INLAND FRI.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

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

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT IN THE EVENING...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W 
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N E 
OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S 
OF 22N E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO 
SE WINDS N OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT IN E SWELL S OF 25N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT N OF 26N LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N LATE THU.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S 
OF 25N TUE NIGHT.
.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 LEWITSKY