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FZNT24 KNHC 050223
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 04 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.

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 25N THROUGH WED 
THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N WED THROUGH FRI. THE BLOCKING RIDGE 
WILL STALL THE NEXT COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL 
PLAINS WED AND THU.
 
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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009
 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS N OF 29N.
.MON THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 29N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 29N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 29N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009
  
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S 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 NELSON