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FZNT24 KNHC 270902
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 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.

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N93W TO 20N97W 
WILL REACH FROM 30N88W TO 21N90W THIS EVENING WHERE IT WILL 
EVENTUALLY STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE BY WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT AND WILL REACH FROM 
30N88W TO 19N96W BY LATE FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL AND BECOME 
DIFFUSE BY SAT.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED 
NIGHT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 
TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI 
NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

$$
GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU. 
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 
NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.   
.WED...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 T0 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
LATE. E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 T0 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN 
THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NW TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  

$$
GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009
 
.TODAY...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE ON THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER LEWITSKY