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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED DEC 28 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. 

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED DEC 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT JUST SE OF THE GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT
AS HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SE LOUISIANA BUILDS E THROUGH 
SAT. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA ON SUN ALLOWING
FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF 
THE FRONT ON SUN.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED DEC 28 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 93W S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY...THEN TO 
6 TO 8 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED DEC 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 BUILDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 28 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 27N DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.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 WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 28 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EARLY 
TONIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 S OF 24N 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE