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FZNT24 KNHC 011512
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED DEC 01 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. 

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA THE NE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CLEAR THE SE GULF TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS 
WILL DIMINISH FROM NW TO SE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI AS HIGH 
PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO THE NE GULF LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 
FT S OF 27N...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 
94W AND 1 TO 3 FT E OF 94W.  

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL EARLY 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 
20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 
24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 
TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N TODAY.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT N OF 25N FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING FRI TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN