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FZNT24 KNHC 081501
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 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. 

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT E 
INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH TUE WITH MOSTLY LIGHT TO 
MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 
NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 2 FT SEAS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W 
OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 
92W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
HIGHEST SW PART.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 95W SE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N 
TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N NW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER GR