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FZNT24 KNHC 292051
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED SEP 29 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. 

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES...ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF 
TROPICAL STORM NICOLE...E OF THE GULF FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 
S FLORIDA WILL LIFT N THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS 
THE AREA. STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL THEN SURGE SE ACROSS THE AREA 
DURING THE WEEKEND AND INTO MON ALLOWING FOR NORTHERLY WINDS TO 
PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE GULF.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT SE
PORTION 3 TO 4 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE PORTION.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
93W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 93W...AND 4 TO 
6 FT W OF 93W.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W...AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF 95W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N
OF 26N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF OF 24N N TO 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 27N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING TO N TO 
NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE