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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 01 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.

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF 
THIS AFTERNOON.  SOUTHERLY WIND WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF 
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
LATE FRI.  THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM NW FLORIDA TO E 
TEXAS LATE SAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN.  SOUTHERLY WIND INCREASE 
AGAIN OVER THE NW GULF MON.
   
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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT SE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N TODAY.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LL