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FZNT24 KNHC 051521
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 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. 

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVED SE OF GULF EARLIER TODAY LEAVING 
STRONG N-NW WINDS IN ITS WAKE.  HEALTHY HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER 
GULF STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND SAT THEN WEAKENS AND DRIFT E OVER 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY EARLY MON.  FRESH S-SE RETURN FLOW TAKES 
OVER W OF 94W MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 20 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF 96W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 DIMINISH TO 15 KT W 
OF 96W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE AT 15 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT N OF 28N 
TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 
8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT MON.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 7 N OF 27N AND 11 FT S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 
11 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT N OF 25N MON.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES