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FZNT24 KNHC 040903
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST 
WILL DRIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TODAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY 
FROM FORECAST WATERS MON. HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE 
EASTERN GULF TUE THROUGH THU AS A COLD FRONT MOVES E FROM TX 
THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
 
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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009
 
.TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 20N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 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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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT...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 SCHAUER CLARK