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FZNT24 KNHC 041505
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DRIFT NORTH 
AS A WARM FRONT TODAY THEN MOVE SOUTH AS WEAK COLD FRONT OVER 
THE NORTHWEST GULF COASTAL WATERS MONDAY THEN DISSIPATE MON 
NIGHT. RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF TUE THROUGH THU.
 
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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 KT ALONG THE COAST MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 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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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 LL