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FZNT24 KNHC 230907
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU DEC 23 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. 

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NOTHERN GULF FROM FROM NW 
FLORIDA TO CORPOUS CHRISTI TX.WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE 
TODAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE 
FRI AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT 
AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SUN THEN E OF THE 
AREA SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WAKE OF FRONT MON.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO NW TO N 
20 TO 25 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 
TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N LATE. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
330 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF FRONT TO 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.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY 
AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS