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FZNT24 KNHC 031514
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 03 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG AND JUST OFFSHORE THE GULF 
COAST FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TX WILL 
REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DRIFT NORTH SUNDAY AS A 
WARM FRONT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEST GULF 
SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK.
 
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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 03 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW HALF.  
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N SUN NIGHT.
.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 LL