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FZNT24 KNHC 090910
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE NOV 09 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. 

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST TUE NOV 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E TUE 
NIGHT THROUGH FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST SAT AND REACH FROM WESTERN LOUISIANA COAST TO 
TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST TUE NOV 09 2010

.TODAY 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...W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW WITHING 
120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE NOV 09 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
NEAR YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NEAR YUCATAN 
DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TUE NOV 09 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E 
TO SE W OF 88W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT TODAY IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 
IN NE SWELL.
.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 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST TUE NOV 09 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT AND WED.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E 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 SCHAUER