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FZNT24 KNHC 102131
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011

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. 

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
THIS EVENING MOVING SE OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING.  GALE FORCE 
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF WILL DIMINISH BY FRI 
AFTERNOON.  HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMING ESTABLISHED SAT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011

...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. E OF FRONT 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 
TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 20N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S 
OF 20N.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
20N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO SE TO S SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 
20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI 
NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 3 FT LATE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY