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FZNT24 KNHC 212130
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED OCT 21 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.

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE E THROUGH FRI.  
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU NIGHT...THEN REACH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO FRI EVENING AND FROM
TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SAT EVENING. FRONT WILL
THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR E PORTION AND FLORIDA SUN AND 
MON AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT SHIFTING
TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...N OF 21N AND 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
FRONT LATE THU NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT
LATE THU NIGHT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS FAR NW PORTION NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE
PORTION BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
FRONT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009
 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
S OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 
SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
W OF FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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FORECASTER AGUIRRE