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FZNT24 KNHC 210824
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED DEC 21 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. 

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED DEC 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE NW BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL STALL TODAY AND DRIFT BACK NW TO ALONG THE TEXAS 
COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE E THU...REACHING 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI.
THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG 26N83W TO 26N90W TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT AND SUN.

$$
GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED DEC 21 2011
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF 
RAIN.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED DEC 21 2011

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT AND SUN...
 
.TODAY...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 22N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 
TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT FRI AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 
35 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT SAT NIGHT. E 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 
25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SUN 
NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N 
SWELL.

$$
GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED DEC 21 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED DEC 21 2011
 
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS NW PART.
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER NELSON