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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON OCT 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM N FLORIDA TO THE MOUTH 
MISSISSIPPI TO BROWNSVILLE TX WILL MOVE N OF AREA LATER TODAY. 
RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS N GULF THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 25N FORCED BY 
COLD FRONT APPROACHING N GULF FRI EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI. 
 
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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONT. 

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. 
E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 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 INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE THU 
AND TO 25 KT THU NIGHT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 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...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E 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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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. 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 SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 
2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU NIGHT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW 
TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER DGS