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FZNT24 KNHC 271526
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 23N90W THEN STATIONARY TO 
18N92W WILL EXTEND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
EARLY TONIGHT AND E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILDS IN 
BEHIND FRONT THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO 
E 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE WED 
NIGHT THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT WED NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT SAT.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

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

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING N 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT 
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S 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 FT 
WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE 
LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 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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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
KT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 26N 
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 WALLY BARNES