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FZNT24 KNHC 150903
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU OCT 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
RIDGE ALONG 25N TODAY WILL MOVE SE OF AREA AS A COLD FRONT MOVES 
INTO THE N GULF LATE THU NIGHT REACHING FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA 
TO NE MEXICO LATE FRI AND FROM S FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT 
SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS W OF FRONT 
WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E SUN AND MON.
  
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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009

.TODAY...S OF 28N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 
85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 
8 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS