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FZNT24 KNHC 242012
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT DEC 24 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. 

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST N OF 
TAMPA BAY TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR 
21N97W. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT N AND WEAKEN ACROSS E HALF OF BASIN 
THROUGH SUN MORNING WHILE W PORTION SHIFTS E FROM 29N92W TO 
19N96W WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH MON MORNING. A REINFORCING  
SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD ON MON EXTENDING FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN EARLY WED MORNING AND SE OF 
BASIN MIDDAY WED. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT S OF 
25N W OF 95W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2011
 
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN IN NW SWELL E OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 TO 15 KT THU INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2011

...GALE WARNING W OF 95W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 
TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE 
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN 
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE... N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE W OF 95W WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT NW PORTIONS LATE.

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 
24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR 
LESS N OF 25N LATE.
.THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2011
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS NEAR 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N 
OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 
25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS N OF 
27N.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. 
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR 
LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING