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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 20 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. 

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE 
E THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN 
GULF WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF 
LATE FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW FLOW.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. 

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
330 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS