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FZNT24 KNHC 140902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED OCT 14 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.

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED OCT 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THU. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE 
MEXICO FRI AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY 
SAT THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA LATE SAT. RIDGE MOVES NORTH 
OF THE AREA SUN.
  
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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED OCT 14 2009

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 14 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT THEN SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF THE FRONT LATE FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT FRI 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. S 
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS