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FZNT24 KNHC 122104
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-130330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THURSDAY AND RAPIDLY 
MOVE TO NORTH FLORIDA TO NORTHEAST MEXICO MIDDAY FRIDAY AND 
SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA MIDDAY SATURDAY AND TO JUST 
SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA LATE SATURDAY.
  
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GMZ080-130330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 
20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT 
LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 
FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING OVER THE NORTHWEST 
HALF TO N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF.

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GMZ082-130330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE FRI. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-130330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT THU NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT 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 TO W 10 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.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-130330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2009

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

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FORECASTER LL