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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU DEC 15 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. 

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU DEC 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL 
SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. 
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI 
EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE 
WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN MOVING E MON 
ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP AGAIN ACROSS THE 
WESTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU DEC 15 2011

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

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU DEC 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N 
THROUGHOUT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 
TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 21N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU DEC 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO 
E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 
26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 
FT S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU DEC 15 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 
26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY