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FZNT24 KNHC 021522
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO SOUTH TEXAS 
WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO E TEXAS SAT 
THEN MOVE N OF AREA AS A WARM FRONT SUN. RIDGE OVER THE AREA SUN 
THROUGH TUE.
   
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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...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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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED 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 LL