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FZNT24 KNHC 141526
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE DEC 14 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. 

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE DEC 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH N FLOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH 
TODAY AS HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SHIFTS E 
TOWARD FLORIDA BY LATE WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE 
PRIMARILY OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED INTO FRI BETWEEN AS LOW PRES 
DIGS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT 
WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF BY EARLY SAT...AND CLEAR SE OF THE GULF 
BY EARLY SUN.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED AND WED NIGHT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT BEHIND FRONT BY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT BY SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST TUE DEC 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
930 AM CST TUE DEC 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
25N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 
6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
25N W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
25N. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST TUE DEC 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N 
OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN