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FZNT24 KNHC 180323
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS STALLED FROM NAPLES 
FLORIDA TO 24N93W. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS 
LATE TONIGHT...MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD FRONT FRI MORNING...AND 
PASS SE OF THE GULF BY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL 
SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER 
THE WEST GULF LATE FRI THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED NOV 17 2010
 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KTS SHIFTING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM 
OF FRONT AND BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
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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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 PM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
95W NW TO N WINDS TO 30 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU AND 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN AND MON.


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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 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 LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 
8 FT S OF 25N THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E 
TO SE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED NOV 17 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.FRI...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 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SHIFTING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER