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FZNT24 KNHC 250934
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU NOV 25 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. 

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...S RETURN FLOW ACROSS W HALF OF BASIN EXPAND THROUGH 
ENTIRE GULF LATER TODAY IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT ENTERING NW 
WATERS TONIGHT.  COLD FRONT REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY 
OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ 
LATE SAT.  FRONTAL REMNANTS DISSIPATE OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN 
AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS ENTIRE GULF SUN NIGHT 
AND MON IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS LATE 
MON. 

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010

.TODAY...W OF 93W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W 
SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE.
E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 
20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 
FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE MON.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI... 

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
INCREASE TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILD TO 13 FT FRI 
NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 10 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 
15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N OVER EXTREME NW WATERS 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON NOV 25 2002

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 24N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010

.TODAY...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOME N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE AT 10 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES