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FZNT24 KNHC 102058
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 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.

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA THROUGH 
28N90W TO 26N95W TO 18N95W WILL MOVE SLOWLY N AS A WARM FRONT 
SUN AND N OF THE AREA BY MON. HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE E GULF 
SUN WITH ITS RIDGE BUILDING W ALONG 28N MON. RIDGE WILL SHIFT N 
TO ALONG 29N TUE AND WED...THEN SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N THU AHEAD 
OF NEXT COLD FRONT. 
 
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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
AND N OF FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...LOCALLY 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN. E OF FRONT SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON AND LATE 
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 24N SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...
BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 15 TO 20 KT 
FLORIDA STRAITS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER COBB