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FZNT24 KNHC 260845
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 26 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. 

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE NE GULF WILL DIMINISH BEFORE 
SUNRISE TODAY. THE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 28N83W TO 21N88W 
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE 
GULF WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE W GULF LATE MON 
AND PREVAILING THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010

.TODAY...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E 
OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 
TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT S OF 22N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
.WED AND THU...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W    
330 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
E OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5 
FT S OF 25N.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 25N 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER