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FZNT24 KNHC 191530
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE ALONG 21N WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE ACROSS SE PORTIONS 
AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING WHILE REMAINDER OF 
THE BOUNDARY DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF 
MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN 
PORTION. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF 
COASTS BY WED EVENING AND SINK S-SW ACROSS NE PORTIONS THROUGH 
THU.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT.  SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N W OF 96W...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT 
THROUGHOUT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW 
PORTION.
.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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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
930 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.
.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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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
N TO NE 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. PATCHY 
DENSE FOG N OF 27N.
.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 STRIPLING