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FZNT24 KNHC 251459
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS THIS EVENING 
AND REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI 
AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT.  
FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL DISSIPATE OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AS 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS ENTIRE GULF SUN NIGHT AND 
MON IN ADVANCE OF A SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW 
WATERS LATE MON. 

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT 
LATE. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 
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 SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT MON NIGHT.

$$
GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010

...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 95W FRI AFTERNOON... 

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF 95W FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT FRI NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT 
BECOMING 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 DIMINISHING 
TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. 
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.

$$
GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST MON NOV 25 2002

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO 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 
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 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 NELSON