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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 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.

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS LATER THIS 
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N89W 
TO CORPUS CHRISTI TX THIS EVENING AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO E TEXAS SAT THEN MOVE N OF AREA AS A WARM 
FRONT SUN. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING AGAIN OVER THE NW GULF SUN 
THROUGH TUE.
   
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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009
 
.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 
150 NM SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WITHIN 
90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM 
OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND SHIFTING TO N AT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS 
AND TSTM N PORTION.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT N OF FRONT.  
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK