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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON OCT 05 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.

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON OCT 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W ORIENTED RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 25N WILL 
DRIFT NORTH TO ALONG 27N WED THROUGH FRI. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN 
AND SHIFT EAST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
BY FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 
AREA TO 26N95W TO 19N96W ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST BY LATE SAT.
 
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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON OCT 05 2009
 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 05 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG 
THE COAST OF YUCATAN THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 05 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 05 2009
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN