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FZNT24 KNHC 161517
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE NOV 16 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. 

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE NOV 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE 
SE REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
NEAR 19N94W THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWING OVER THE SE GULF WATERS 
LATE WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE 
AREA THU AND FRI ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO 
SAT.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE NOV 16 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE OVER THE W PORTION FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE NOV 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 
4 FT E BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE NOV 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S 
OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST TUE NOV 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 
24N THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR