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FZNT24 KNHC 120310
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM N FLORIDA TO 27N97W MOVE N OUT OF 
AREA TONIGHT.  RIDGE BUILD W ACROSS N GULF WATERS.  RIDGE DRIFT 
S TO ALONG 25N FORCED BY COLD FRONT APPROACHING N WATERS FRI 
REACHING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI. 
 
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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT FRI AND 12 
FT LATE FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. 

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 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 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE THU 
AND TO 25 KT THU NIGHT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE THU NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
S TO SW WED. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 
TO 20 KT FLORIDA STRAITS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 
2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE THU NIGHT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT 
BECOME SW 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO 
W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES