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

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS DIMINISH THROUGH FRI AS 
HIGH PRES MOVES SLOWLY E ALONG N GULF THEN 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. 
SECOND STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT PUSH INTO NW GULF ON TUE 
BRINGING STRONG NE WINDS. 

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH 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 INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.   

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 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 SUBSIDE TO 3 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT SHIFT SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
24N TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT. N 
OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT W SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDE 
TO 2 FT SAT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST THU DEC 02 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT FRI.  
N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.  
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 
KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE. S OF 28N N WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES