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FZNT24 KNHC 010922
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU OCT 01 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.

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT BECOME DIFFUSE OVER SE GULF LATE 
TODAY.  S RETURN FLOW INCREASE OVER NW GULF IN ADVANCE OF SECOND 
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST LATE FRI.  SECOND FRONT STALL 
FROM NW FLORIDA TO E TEXAS LATE SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN.  S RETURN 
FLOW INCREASE AGAIN OVER NW GULF MON.
   
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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2009

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

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT SE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N TODAY.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES