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FZNT24 KNHC 232114
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST FRI DEC 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N83W TO 26N90W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 19N95W WILL REACH FROM 27N82W TO NW YUCATAN 
PENINSULA EARLY TONIGHT AND STALL. REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH 
THE FRONT EASTWARD SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN STALLING AGAIN FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST FRI DEC 23 2011
 
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 6 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI DEC 23 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 35 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...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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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI DEC 23 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 25N E OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI DEC 23 2011
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. 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 WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES