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FZNT24 KNHC 121440
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS 
FROM N FLORIDA TO S TEXAS WILL MOVE FURTHER INLAND TODAY. A 
RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS N GULF TONIGHT THEN DRIFT S TO ALONG 
25N THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT 
REACHING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT.
  
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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. 

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 5 
FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT EARLY FRI.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 
FRONT FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT 
AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

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

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FORECASTER NELSON