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FZNT24 KNHC 180806
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU NOV 18 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. 

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN INITIAL COLD FRONT HAS STALLED FROM NAPLES BAY TO 
THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. A SECOND COLD FRONT OVER THE NW 
WATERS WILL OVERTAKE THE FIRST COLD FRONT TODAY WITH THE MERGED 
FRONT MOVING SE OF THE GULF BY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES N OF THE 
AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO 
SET UP OVER THE WEST GULF LATE FRI THROUGH MON.

$$
GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010
 
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT W OF 95W SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SAT AND 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN 
NIGHT AND MON.

$$
GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N 
TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E 
TO SE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FLORIDA STRAITS.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON