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FZNT24 KNHC 151501
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU DEC 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT 
E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE 
FRI THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN MOVING E MON.

$$
GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU DEC 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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. 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU DEC 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
36N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER LEWITSKY/DGS