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FZNT24 KNHC 011945
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-020330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE 
EASTERN AND SW GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NW GULF 
BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT SWEPT THROUGH THE GULF EARLIER TODAY. 
FRESH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE FAR SE GULF THROUGH 
THU...LEAVING LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH 
SAT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT 
NIGHT...REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY SUN EVENING. THE 
FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE 
MEXICO ON MON.

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GMZ080-020330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 93W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 
27N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE 
TO S FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-020330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. 
.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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GMZ084-020330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-020330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
N OF 27N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...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