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FZNT24 KNHC 300216
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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.

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STALLING FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO CORPUS CRISTI 
TEXAS WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT N OVER THE WATERS W OF 90W LATE 
TONIGHT BECOMING DIFFUSE THU. THE PORTION OF THE FRONT E OF 90W 
WILL REACH THE FLORIDA BAY AREA WED NIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE 
THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF LATE 
THU IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE FRI 
AFTERNOON. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL STALL FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE 
TEXAS LATE SAT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS THE SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN.
   
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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING 10 
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF FRONT SE T S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BRIEFLY 
NE 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SAT INCREASING 10 TO 15 
KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON