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FZNT24 KNHC 030221
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO SE TEXAS WILL 
BECOME STATIONARY SAT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS 
WITH THE SEGMENT W OF 90W DRIFTING N SAT NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS 
WILL INCREASE OVER THE W GULF SUN AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK.
 
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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009
 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 
KT SUN. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW 
HALF.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 29N. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT MON 
SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT BY WED.

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PORTION.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PORTION.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 
MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON