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FZNT24 KNHC 250900
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 25 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. 

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM 29N88W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N95W THEN 
STATIONARY FRONT 19N94W. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL MOVE THE FRONT 
E MON EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO CENTRAL BAY 
OF CAMPECHE AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE 
TUE AND FROM S FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN EARLY WED AND SE OF GULF 
LATE WED. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT S OF 25N W OF 
95W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 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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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

...GALE WARNING W OF 95W THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 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 6 TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE... N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
OF 28N.
.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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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N 
TO NE TONIGHT. 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 DGS