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FZNT24 KNHC 042129
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT S AND 
WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES 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 EARLY 
THU AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER SE LOUISIANA.

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.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 NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT WED. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY.  

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N 
SWELL.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

.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 AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON