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FZNT24 KNHC 092026
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO TEXAS/MEXICO 
BORDER THIS EVENING WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA 
TO 21N97W EARLY SAT. THE FRONT STALLS FROM THE FL PANHANDLE 
TO 28N95W TO 18N95W EARLY SUN...THEN MOVES N OF AREA BY
SUN NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW RESUMES MON THEN WEAKENS SLIGHTLY TUE 
AND WED. 
 
$$
GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 
7 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND W OF 
FRONT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 
SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NW 10 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN MON AND TUE 
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW 
PORTION LATE. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 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. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH 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 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009
 
.TONIGHT 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.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER COBB