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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU DEC 02 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. 

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH  
THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES MOVES SLOWLY E ALONG THE N GULF...THEN 
LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW ACROSS ENTIRE GULF BY SAT. A REINFORCING 
FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NE GULF LATE SAT AND REACH FROM S FLORIDA 
TO S TEXAS LATE SUN. FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO MON.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 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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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 
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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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.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 1 TO 3 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 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 CHRISTENSEN