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FZNT24 KNHC 101431
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS STALLING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA 
TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. HIGH PRES WILL FORM OVER THE NE 
GULF SUN WITH ITS RIDGE BUILDING W ALONG 28N PUSHING THE 
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT NW OF AREA MON. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT N TO 
ALONG 29N EARLY WED THEN SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N BY SUNRISE THU. 
 
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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE SUN. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.  
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 24N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 15 TO 20 KT 
FLORIDA STRAITS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON