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FZNT24 KNHC 182045
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON OCT 18 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. 

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGHOUT 
THE PERIOD. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF LATE THU INTO FRI.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. E 
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 
1 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT ACROSS THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER GR