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FZNT24 KNHC 170823
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED NOV 17 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. 

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM CEDAR KEY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL 
MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY THU AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE 
NW WATERS. THE SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
WATERS THU ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. HIGH 
PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR  SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION LATE FRI THROUGH 
SUN.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST WED NOV 17 2010
 
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.  
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN N 
SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S PART EARLY.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT  
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON