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FZNT24 KNHC 170849
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 17 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. 

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NE WATERS TODAY 
WHILE LEAVING A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE 
THROUGH SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW 
WATERS SUN AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON. A 
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE AND 
STALL FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED 
NIGHT.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 T.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2011
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

$$
GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2011
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON