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FZNT24 KNHC 181500
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NAPLES BAY TO THE 
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. A SECOND COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS 
WILL OVERTAKE THE FIRST COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON 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.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.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 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 SAT NIGHT. 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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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W 
OF 94W.
.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 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 
KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS...AND SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT 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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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 18 2010

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

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FORECASTER GR