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

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM 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. A SECOND STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT 
WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF ON TUE...BRINGING STRONG NE WINDS. 

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.   

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 24N TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
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...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.TONIGHT 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. S OF 
26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN