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FZNT24 KNHC 252112
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU NOV 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS THIS EVENING WILL
REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI..THEN 
STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT.   
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT 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 AND DISSECTING THE GULF WATERS NW FLORIDA TO BAY 
OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU NOV 25 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT TUE...

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT 
LATE. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY TUE. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT EARLY TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST THU NOV 25 2010

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

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
BUILDING 8 TO 12 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 AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW OVER EXTREME NW 
BEHIND FRONT WATERS LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS NW WATERS.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST MON NOV 25 2002

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS NW PART LATE.
.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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E 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.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

$$
GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU NOV 25 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT. 

$$
FORECASTER NELSON