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FZNT24 KNHC 110912
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 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.

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N95W TO 
20N97W MOVE N OF AREA AS WARM FRONT 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.
 
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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 24N E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 2 
FT.

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TODAY...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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 3 TO 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 3 TO 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 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS