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FZNT24 KNHC 272052
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN 
PENINSULA REACH FROM STRAIT OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN EARLY 
TONIGHT AND E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND 
FRONT THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011
 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 FT LATE.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT THU.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. W OF FRONT S OF 25N 
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT.  SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SS WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE 
THU NIGHT AND 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 FT FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...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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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011
 
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
FRONT N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 
27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT  
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH 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 AND SUN...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