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FZNT24 KNHC 081530
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON NOV 08 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. 

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST MON NOV 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL SHIFT S TO OVER THE 
N CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN TUE AND WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL 
GRADUALLY BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE WESTERN WATERS MON THROUGH 
THU INCREASING ON FRI.

$$
GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST MON NOV 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED AND THU. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON NOV 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT AND BECOMING E TO SE W OF 95W. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
TONIGHT. 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.
.FRI...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
21N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST MON NOV 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
25N AND 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE S OF 
25N.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING 
TO E TO SE W OF 88W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 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 EXCEPT NE WINDS E OF 
88W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST MON NOV 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 
7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT 
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER/DGS