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FZNT24 KNHC 220910
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED DEC 22 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. 

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST WILL DISSIPATE 
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NE GULF TONIGHT THEN E OF THE 
AREA LATE THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 
TAMPICO MEXICO SAT THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 
11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N SUN NIGHT.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
330 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E THU. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST WED DEC 22 2010

.TODAY...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS