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FZNT24 KNHC 041502
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT S AND 
WEAKEN ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE S INTO THE N PORTION 
TONIGHT REACHING FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS SUN NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT TRAILING A FRONTAL 
TROUGH NW ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND ALONG TEXAS COAST 
THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER SE LOUISIANA.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. 

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. 

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TONIGHT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT LATE 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 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE TONIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TONIGHT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE TONIGHT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT 
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON