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FZNT24 KNHC 182112
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT LIES ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF THE GULF 
AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. A SECOND COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 
MOBILE ALABAMA TO NEAR 20N96W WILL OVERTAKE THE FIRST COLD FRONT 
LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING SE OF THE GULF 
TONIGHT. 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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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N TO 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 THROUGH 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 AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT SW PART. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. 
.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 4 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE 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.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NEAR THE 
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.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 S OF 23N.  
SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... 
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO 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 AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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