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FZNT24 KNHC 192034
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN DEC 19 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. 

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...DIFFUSE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SE TO W CUBA AND 
YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL RIDGE SW INTO 
THE BASIN THROUGH TUE NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
TO ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COASTS BY WED EVENING AND SINK S-SW 
ACROSS E PORTIONS BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE SE GULF THU 
NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW GULF FRI 
EVENING AND REACH FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI TO UPPER MEXICAN 
COAST FRI EVENING.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 
SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT LATE. 

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
22N W OF 96W...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PORTION.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE OVERNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
330 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N 
SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AND NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. PATCHY FOG N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING SW 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT OVER N PORTION BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING