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FZNT24 KNHC 111508
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU NOV 11 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. 

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU NOV 11 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGING WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN. 
A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING WILL WEAKEN 
AND STALL OVER THE NW GULF SUN. A REINFORCING PUSH OF COLD AIR 
WILL ALLOW A STRONGER COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON. 

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU NOV 11 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SW 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT AND 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 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU NOV 11 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT S OF 22N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT NW OF FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 11 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST THU NOV 11 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR