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FZNT24 KNHC 170233
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 16 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. 

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OF MEXICO 
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 16 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 16 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W 
OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
93W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 16 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 16 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S 
PART. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST 
S OF 27N.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER GR/CAB