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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM 30N91W TO 27N97W WILL EXTEND FROM 
TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THIS EVENING...FROM S FLORIDA TO N OF 
TAMPICO MEXICO SAT EVENING AND SE OF AREA SUN MORNING. STRONG 
HIGH PRES BUILDS W OF FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVE E SUN THROUGH TUE.
  
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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009

.TODAY...N OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY 30 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NE 
SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF FRONT SW TO W 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 
FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009

.TODAY...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND 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 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER GR