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FZNT24 KNHC 131501
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THU. 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW WATERS 
THU NIGHT REACHING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
BY EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE JUST TO THE SE OF THE 
AREA LATE SAT WITH ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE N SAT 
NIGHT.
  
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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W S 
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 93W E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE 
OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 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 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
W 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT ON FRI. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT ON FRI.  
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AHEAD OF 
FRONT THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
SAT NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.THU...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N 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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 LEWITSKY