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FZNT24 KNHC 241457
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI DEC 24 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. 

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BEFORE 
SUNRISE SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM A LOW NEAR 29N94W TO 
TAMPICO MEXICO WITH A STATIONARY FRONT E OF THE LOW MID MORNING 
SAT. THE LOW WILL LIE NEAR 28N89W WITH THE COLD FRONT REACHING 
INTO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE AND THE STATIONARY FRONT 
STRETCHING INTO APALACHEE BAY BY EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE 
OF THE AREA BY SUN MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 
FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN BEFORE MOVING SE OF 
THE AREA BY EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF MON WITH 
FRESH E TO SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 
92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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.
.TUE...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
930 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 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 LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 
TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 87W 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW BY AFTERNOON W 
OF 83W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER