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FZNT24 KNHC 060930
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 06 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. 

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST MON DEC 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR NW CUBA NW TO A WEAK 
FRONTAL WAVE NEAR 24N96W AND CONTINUES NW AS STATIONARY FRONT TO
INLAND NE MEXICO. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OF THE GULF AND 
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON WHILE THE STATIONARY
PORTION LINGERS THROUGH WED. WEAK LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE
STATIONARY PORTION ON WED THEN MOVE S INTO THE SW GULF THU 
AS A RIDGE BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA. THE PARENT HIGH WILL SHIFT
E AND NE OVER THE SE STATES THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR WINDS
TO VEER AROUND TO THE E AND SE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON DEC 06 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH 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 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST MON DEC 06 2010

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S 
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST MON DEC 06 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT 
TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST MON DEC 06 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE