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FZNT24 KNHC 110307
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA THROUGH 
28N90W TO 26N95W TO 18N95W MOVE N OF AREA AS WARM FRONT BY MON. 
HIGH PRES BUILD OVER E GULF SUN ALONG 28N MON.  RIDGE SHIFT N TO 
ALONG 29N TUE AND WED...THEN SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N THU FORCED BY 
SECOND COLD FRONT. 
 
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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 
10 KT SUN. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE SUN. E OF FRONT SE TO 
S 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 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT 
BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 
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 ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 
KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON AND LATE TUE. SEAS 
5 FT.  
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 
24N SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 3 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 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
BUILD TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 2 
FT.

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES