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FZNT24 KNHC 300920
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED SEP 30 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.

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STALLED FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS BECOME 
DIFFUSE THU.  HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 28N ACROSS GULF INCREASING 
S RETURN FLOW W OF 95W IN  ADVANCE OF SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING 
OFFSHORE LATE FRI.  SECOND FRONT STALL FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE 
TEXAS LATE SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN.
   
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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASE TO 15 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOME SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
S OF FRONT SE T S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 
KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE THU. SEAS 1 
FT.
.FRI...WINDS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SAT INCREASE TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 
FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES