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FZNT24 KNHC 231516
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 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.

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT SOUTHERN ALABAMA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND 
FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND DISSIPATE MON. 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST MON MOVING INTO 
THE NW GULF ON TUE.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE TO 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 
KT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W 
OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 
TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT 
ON MON...THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT NW OF FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT ON MON .BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT NW OF FRONT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 55 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE 
PORTION.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER JL/DGS