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FZNT24 KNHC 171519
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED NOV 17 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. 

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY THU AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO 
THE NW WATERS TONIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND 
SEAS. THE SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE N WATERS. HIGH 
PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION LATE FRI THROUGH 
SUN.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST WED NOV 17 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.  
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT W OF 95W SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SAT AND 3 TO 5 FT SUN.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY 
IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW 
PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. 
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR