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FZNT24 KNHC 032051
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NE FLORIDA ACROSS 
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND INTO SE TEXAS TONIGHT WILL DRIFT AS A 
WARM FRONT SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE TO NE 
FLORIDA ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI COAST ON THURSDAY.
 
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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 03 2009
 
.TONIGHT..W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... 
HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 03 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... 
HIGHEST W PART. E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
HIGHEST NW PART.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT SE 
PART.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 03 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 88W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 03 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB