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FZNT24 KNHC 091529
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT STALLS EARLY SUN FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA 
TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THEN DRIFTS N OVER THE NORTHERN 
COASTAL PLAINS MON INTO TUE.
 
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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT ON SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS ON SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N 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 LEWITSKY/NELSON