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FZNT24 KNHC 230309
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

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. 

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY RIDGE ACROSS GULF COAST STATES THROUGH 
FRI WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS COLD FRONT MOVES TO TEXAS COAST.  LOW 
PRES IN NW CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT ENTER YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE 
SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN EXCEPT 
FAR N PORTION BECOME NE 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT 
SUN. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W 
OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT EARLY THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W PORTION.
.SAT...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

.TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT N OF 
26N SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS TONIGHT AND THU.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT 
SUN AND MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES