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FZNT24 KNHC 262034
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON DEC 26 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT TO 30N91W TO 24N93W THEN STATIONARY TO 
19N94W. COLD FRONT MOVES E TONIGHT TO REACH FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE AND E OF AREA LATE TUE 
NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011
 
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT 
LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE WED 
THEN BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 1 FT LATE WED.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. E 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE FRI AND 
SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S AT 25 
KT EARLY THEN NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 
KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING 
SE LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE AT 5 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT SAT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT WED 
NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT SAT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES