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FZNT24 KNHC 142107
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED DEC 14 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. 

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED DEC 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E 
AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVES OFF THE TEXAS THU AND INTO THE NW 
GULF THU NIGHT EXTENDING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI 
THAN STALL FRI AFTERNOON DISSIPATING S. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF 
THE AREA SUN AND MOVES E MON.

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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED DEC 14 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED DEC 14 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED DEC 14 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED DEC 14 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS