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FZNT24 KNHC 040317
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI DEC 03 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. 

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST FRI DEC 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WEAKEN OVER CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH SAT. 
COLD FRONT MOVE INTO N GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA 
TO S TEXAS LATE SUN THEN MOVE S INTO NW CARIBBEAN LATE MON 
TRAILING TROUGH NW ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE AND ALONG TEXAS COAST 
THROUGH WED.  ANOTHER SURGE PUSH THOUGH AREA WED NIGHT.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 03 2010

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME S 10 KT LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 03 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILD TO 7 FT N OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART 
SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED ...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASE TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT WED.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 03 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SAT 
NIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST FRI DEC 03 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
DIMINISH TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 
10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES