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FZNT24 KNHC 090324
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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. 

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST MON NOV 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E WITH INCREASING 
SLY WINDS OVER THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT...AND 
REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 
19N96W BY SAT AFTERNOON. 

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST MON NOV 08 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 2 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON NOV 08 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE W 
OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING 
E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.
.SAT...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST MON NOV 08 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...BECOMING 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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST MON NOV 08 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...
AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE