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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 06 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.

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL DRIFT N TO 27N WED THROUGH FRI. 
THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SE TEXAS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN.
 
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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 06 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY LATE THU. E OF 95W SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 06 2009

.TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 06 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...SHIFTING N BEHIND 
THE FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 06 2009
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN