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FZNT24 KNHC 100302
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N91W TO 22N98W TONIGHT MOVE E AND 
EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 19N96W LATE SAT.  FRONT STALLS FROM FL 
PANHANDLE TO 28N95W TO 18N95W SUN...THEN MOVES N OF AREA SUN 
NIGHT.  SE RETURN FLOW RESUMES MON THEN WEAKENS TUE AND WED. 
 
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GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS 
ALONG AND W OF FRONT BECOME SCATTERED LATE. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT E SUN. 
SEAS 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILD TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME 
NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE SUN. E 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009

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

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GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES