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FZNT24 KNHC 090302
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 08 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.

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N FORCED E FRI BY APPROACHING COLD 
FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST.  FRONT STALLS SAT AND SUN 
FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE THEN DRIFT N OVER 
COAST MON AND RETREAT S AGAIN OVER N GULF TUE.
 
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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 
15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE 
FRI. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES