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FZNT24 KNHC 111436
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N95W 
TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WITH MOVE W OF AREA BY SUNRISE 
MON AS A RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. THE  
RIDGE WILL SHIFT TUE AND WED TO ALONG 25N EARLY FRI. A COLD 
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE THU REACHING FROM 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO AT SUNRISE FRI.
 
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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF WEAKENING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 
3 FT. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
SHIFTING TO N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT. 

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 22N E OF 91W DURING EVENINGS NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT NW WATERS LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF 
FRONT THU NIGHT. 

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
THU AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BY SUNRISE 
FRI. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S. SEAS 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD FRONT.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING VARIABLE MON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 
TO SW WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT FLORIDA STRAITS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT THU 
AFTERNOON AND 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE 
THU NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON