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FZNT24 KNHC 291505
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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.

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS 
THIS MORNING WILL REACH A POSITION FROM SW FLORIDA TO S TEXAS 
WED...THEN STALL OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU AS IT BECOMES 
DIFFUSE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS 
ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH S RETURN FLOW INCREASING 
OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF LATE THU AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT MOVING 
INTO THE NW GULF BY LATE FRI. THIS FRONT STALLS AND WEAKENS OVER 
NORTHERN GULF WATERS SAT.
   
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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. 
.THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 95W E 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BRIEFLY 4 FT OFF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENINGS.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT 
EXCEPT 15 KT ALONG N OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT TO 15 KT ALONG N OF 
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15  KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN