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FZNT24 KNHC 172121
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 
22N92W WILL BRIEFLY STALL OVER THE SE WATERS TONIGHT THEN MOVE 
OUT OF AREA EARLY THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 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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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST WED NOV 17 2010
 
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...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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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.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 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N. 

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FORECASTER GR