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FZNT24 KNHC 030930
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI DEC 03 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. 

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST FRI DEC 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER FAR N CENTRAL WATERS WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE S AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH INTO NE GULF SAT EVENING...AND QUICKLY EXTEND FROM 
S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL THEN WEAKEN AND 
STALL FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO MON AS STRONG HIGH 
PRES BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA AND WEAKENS ON TUE WHILE A COASTAL 
TROUGH SETS UP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST.

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 03 2010

.TODAY 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...DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 
27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 03 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
TO E AND INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON INTO TUE. S OF 21N
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N E SWELL.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 03 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT SAT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W
SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI DEC 03 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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