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FZNT24 KNHC 081507
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E 
TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST 
LATE FRI. THE FRONT STALLS SAT AND SUN FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA 
TO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE THEN DRIFT E ON MON. 
 
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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW 
PART.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND TROUGH.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS BECOMING S SAT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/LEWITSKY