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FZNT24 KNHC 231525
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI DEC 23 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. 

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 28N68W THEN STATIONARY TO 
25N94W TO 19N96W REACH 27N82W TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY 
TONIGHT AND STALL SAT.  REINFORCING SURGE PUSH FRONT EASTWARD 
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE MON.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
INCREASING TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT 
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W LATE SAT THROUGH MON...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 
12 FT IN N SWELL LATE SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT 
LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 
FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT 
TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS SAT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  S OF 26N E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N 
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES