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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
445 AM CST SAT DEC 04 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. 

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
445 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL MOVE S AND
WEAKEN THROUGH SUN MORNING IN RESPONSE TO A FAST MOVING COLD 
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTION TONIGHT...AND REACH FROM 
S FLORIDA TO FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS SUN NIGHT...THEN ENTER THE NW
CARIBBEAN SEA MON NIGHT WITH ITS WESTERN EXTENSION EXTENDING NW
AS A TROUGH TO ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND ALONG TEXAS COAST 
THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER SE LOUISIANA.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
445 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS EARLY...EXCEPT BECOMING N 15 
TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
445 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED ...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT WED. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...UPDATED 
445 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

UPDATED WINDS N OF 27N FOR TONIGHT

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TONIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT LATE 
TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
445 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE MON. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE