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FZNT24 KNHC 282039
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM 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 EASTWARD 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 WITH WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF 
THE FRONT SUN AND MON USHERING IN MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY 
WINDS THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED DEC 28 2011
 
.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 THROUGH 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.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED DEC 28 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF 
93W NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 
94W NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N 
PART.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED DEC 28 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N 
OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...THEN
SHIFTING TO NE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED DEC 28 2011
 
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...HIGHEST FAR SE PART AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N N TO 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 24N...AND 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 
25N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE