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FZNT24 KNHC 070910
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

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. 

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE STEMMING FROM HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL 
SLOWLY SHIFT FROM THE WESTERN GULF TO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH 
THE PERIOD. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME 
ESTABLISHED OVER THE W GULF LATER TODAY THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W AND 1 TO 3 FT E OF 
93W. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE W OF 93W MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 9 TO NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT 
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 88W 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON NIGHT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 
FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER