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FZNT24 KNHC 071503
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 07 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.

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N DRIFT N TO 27N THROUGH FRI THEN 
WEAKEN AND MOVE E AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS 
COAST FRI NIGHT. FRONT WILL STALL FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SE 
TEXAS LATE SAT AND SUN.
 
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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT THU. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 94W 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 07 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER LL