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FZNT24 KNHC 271510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT NOV 27 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. 

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH STALLING FROM 27N81W TO 19N91W WILL 
DISSIPATE SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN SETS UP ACROSS THE GULF SUN AND 
SUN NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW 
WATERS MON NIGHT...REACHING FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVING SE OF AREA WED AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY 
WINDS WILL INCREASING GALE FORCE W OF THE FRONT LATE MON NIGHT 
AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUE NIGHT. 

$$
GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT MON NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE
TONIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 T0 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT 
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE 
MON NIGHT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT LATE WED NIGHT. 

$$
GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 
30 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY TUE DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 11 TO 17 FT W OF FRONT LATE 
TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE WED 
NIGHT. 

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT 
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 
27N. 

$$
GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO 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 THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 
25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 
8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON