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FZNT24 KNHC 050930
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 05 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. 

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SUN DEC 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1021 MB NEAR 24N90W WILL SHIFT S AND 
WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE 
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 29N90W TO S TEXAS QUICKLY REACHES 
FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS TONIGHT...FROM NEAR NW CUBA TO NE 
MEXICO BY MON MORNING...THEN ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN MON 
AFTERNOON. THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME A 
FRONTAL TROUGH AND LINGER OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF TUE AND WED. 
HIGH PRES WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER THE FAR NE GULF THU.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 05 2010

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED 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 TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. AREAS OF
RAIN OVER FAR W PORTION.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SHIFTING TO
S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 05 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 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 5 TO 
8 FT WED. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST SUN DEC 05 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF FRONT NW TO 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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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST SUN DEC 05 2010

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AND INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 
FT N OF 27N.
.WED AND THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE