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FZNT24 KNHC 190917
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 19 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. 

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL 
MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NE GULF MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE 
WESTERN PORTION. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO ALONG THE NORTHERN 
GULF COAST BY WED MORNING E OF THE AREA THU.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE 
FOG.  
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO 
SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
330 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 26N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS