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FZNT24 KNHC 020330
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG NE WINDS DIMINISH TO FRESH BREEZE FROM W TO E 
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NW GULF.  LIGHT TO MODERATE 
FLOW ACROSS ENTIRE GULF BY SAT.  REINFORCING FRONT PUSH INTO NE 
GULF LATE SAT AND REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS LATE SUN. 
FRONT WEAKEN AND STALL FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO MON.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 
93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE FRI. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 
10 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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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT BY SUN. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 
10 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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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT N OF 28N LATE. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 
TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W TO NW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT MON. 
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES