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FZNT24 KNHC 072037
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED OCT 07 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.

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED OCT 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N DRIFT N TO 27N THROUGH FRI THEN 
WEAKEN AND MOVE E AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS 
COAST FRI. FRONT WILL STALL LATE SAT FROM SE LOUISIANA AND 
DISSIPATE ON SUN.
 
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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED OCT 07 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 07 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  4 TO 
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 07 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S 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. 
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 07 2009
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLACE