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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 06 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.

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W ORIENTED RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 25N WILL 
DRIFT N TO ALONG 27N WED THROUGH FRI. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND 
SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND 
SUNSET FRI. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SE 
TEXAS LATE SAT.
 
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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 06 2009

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND 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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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 06 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. 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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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 06 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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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 06 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 SCHAUER CLARK