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FZNT24 KNHC 080911
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU OCT 08 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.

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU OCT 08 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. FRONT WILL STALL FRI AND SAT FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA 
TO FAR SW GULF DISSIPATE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
 
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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT 
THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTM ALONG FRONT SAT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN EVENINGS. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK