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

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM 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 NORTH OVER THE COAST MON 
AND THEN DRIFT SOUTH AGAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA 
TUESDAY.
 
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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 
15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...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.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT 
LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH 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 AND TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2009
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LL