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FZNT24 KNHC 280253
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SWEEPS SE AND EXTENDS FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE 
YUCATAN LATE TONIGHT AND E OF THE AREA EARLY WED. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS IN BEHIND FRONT THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011
 
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N N WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 
21N. 
.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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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PORTION. 
.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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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST TUE DEC 27 2011
 
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 
27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 27N NW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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/COBB