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FZNT24 KNHC 190247
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 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.

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY 
WILL SLIDE GRADUALLY E THROUGH THU WITH WIND VEERING AND SEAS 
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH THU. A NEW 
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF ON THU AND 
EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE LOWER TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING.  
  
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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW 
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N PART.
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT N OF 
26N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 9 TO 12 FT S OF 26N.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... 
HIGHEST S PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 
27N AND 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... 
HIGHEST OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING