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FZNT24 KNHC 100904
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED NOV 10 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. 

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE 
EASTERN GULF TODAY THROUGH SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL TO MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL 
LOUISIANA COAST TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SAT EVENING BEFORE 
RETREATING NW AND MOVING INLAND AGAIN BY LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE NEAR COAST OF 
YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 22N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.SUN...S OF 23N E OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010

.TODAY...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS N OF 
28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER