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FZNT24 KNHC 010244
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 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.

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND  
TO 22N90W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO NEAR 19N92W. THE 
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EASTWARD AND 
STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN 
MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT ON SUN...WITH THE 
FRONT BECOMING DIFFUSE MON INTO TUE ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF 
GULF. A REINFORCING SURGE INCREASES NE WINDS OVER THE SW GULF 
TUE.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W 
AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT 
N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON 
NIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 
FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 27N.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 93W...

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W 
OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT S OF 21N W OF 94W. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W 
OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N E OF 93W.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W 
OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N E OF 93W.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 
24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N LATE MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER GR