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FZNT24 KNHC 290305
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED DEC 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...1022 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N86W WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT 
NE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS 
LATE SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND 
THE FRONT SUN AND MON USHERING IN MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY 
WINDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST WED DEC 28 2011
 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED DEC 28 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 
3 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT 
N OF 21N LATE.

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED DEC 28 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E 
TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE 
SUN. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND 
FRONT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
LATE.

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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED DEC 28 2011
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. N OF 26N N TO NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 
20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
LATE.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY