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FZNT24 KNHC 131520
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE DEC 13 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. 

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SE ALLOWING FOR 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF TO SPREAD TO THE SE ACROSS 
ALL OF THE GULF BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE 
NW GULF WATERS THU NIGHT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE 
MEXICO ON FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND MEANDER ACROSS THE N 
GULF COASTAL WATERS AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SHIFTING TO SE TO S WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
TO 6 FT NW PORTIONS LATE. S OF 22N W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS 
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
21N.
.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 EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT SE PART 
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 23N.
.TONIGHT...FROM 22N TO 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 SHIFTING TO NE TO E 
LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N THIS EVENING...BECOMING E TO 
SE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL S OF 26N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 
FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING