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FZNT24 KNHC 102100
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST WED NOV 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL 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 SUN MORNING. A SECOND PUSH WILL MOVE AGAIN THE 
FRONT INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST WED NOV 10 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE 
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED NOV 10 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 22N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND BECOMING NE NEAR COAST OF 
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 10 2010

.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 AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE 
SUN.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 26N LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST WED NOV 10 2010

.TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E 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 15 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 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR