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FZNT24 KNHC 121446
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS THE SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL SPREAD E AND ACROSS ALL OF THE 
GULF WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF 
WATERS THU NIGHT AND STALL BRIEFLY FROM SE LOUISIANA TO SE TEXAS 
ON FRI...THEN DRIFT W FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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 SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS 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. 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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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S 
PART FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.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...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E 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.

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FORECASTER NELSON