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

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARD THE 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL SPREAD E AND ACROSS 
ALL OF THE GULF BY 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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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.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. 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 AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N E 
OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST MON DEC 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL 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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER AL/NELSON