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FZNT24 KNHC 071511
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN NOV 07 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. 

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE STEMMING FROM HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL 
SHIFT E FROM THE W GULF TO THE E GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE 
WESTERN WATERS MON THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 
TO 15. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 
ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 
6 FT S OF 24N.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST SUN NOV 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE MON NIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 4 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON