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FZNT24 KNHC 302042
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS S FLORIDA TO CENTRAL 
TEXAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN 
GULF WHILE THE EASTERN STALLS OVER THE FLORIDA BAY. SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF IN ADVANCE 
OF A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI. THE 
SECOND FRONT WILL STALL FROM NW FLORIDA TO E TEXAS LATE SAT AND 
DISSIPATE SUN.
   
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GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE T S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OF LESS. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N 
ENDING TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...WINDS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SAT INCREASING 10 TO 15 
KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLACE