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FZNT24 KNHC 210906
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 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. 

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SW 
INTO THE NE GULF EARLY WED THEN MOVE W WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT 
MOVES ACROSS THE NE GULF WED AND WED NIGHT THEN E OF THE ARE 
THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W 
OF 94W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W..
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 
11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010

.TODAY...N OF 25N E TO SE 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. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS