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FZNT24 KNHC 270859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 27 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. 

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT IS FROM 30N90W TO 25N92W THEN STATIONARY 
TO 18N94W. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON THE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND 
INTO THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 
WED NIGHT...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT.

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE THU.

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT N OF 24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E 
TO SE LATE THU...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 24N.

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FORECASTER DGS