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

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONT FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO 26N95W TO THE WESTERN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE NW AND OUT OF THE AREA TONIGHT. RIDGE 
WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL 
DRIFT SOUTH TO ALONG 25N BY FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE 
NORTHERN WATERS LATE THU REACHING FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO NE 
MEXICO AT MIDDAY FRI AND CENTRAL FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE FRI. 
 
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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 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 AND 8 TO 12 FT LATE FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT. 

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 25 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. 
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 
FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N 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.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO W 10 KT THEN TO NW 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.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 THROUGH WED...N OF 26N NE TO E 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 SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
THE FRONT.

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FORECASTER LL