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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...AMENDED 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI DEC 31 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. 

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 
THE GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SLATED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 
20N97W BY LATE SAT AND FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO 19N94W 
LATE SUN. FRONT STALLS AND DISSIPATES FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
THE SW GULF EARLY MON. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE FLOW WILL 
DOMINATE TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN ATLC.

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING 
TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N 
OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 22N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N TONIGHT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS/COBB