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FZNT24 KNHC 201507
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT NOV 20 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. 

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT NOV 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING 
WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHERLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH 
WED. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH EASTERN TEXAS LATE WED.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 20 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N NE TO E 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.  
.MON THROUGH WED...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER FAR NW
PORTION.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 20 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS 
AND SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF
21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED NOV 20 2002

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING S TO 
SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND TO 
2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 20 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S 
OF 24N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 27N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM 
25N TO 27N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN 
E SWELL.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/AGUIRRE