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FZNT24 KNHC 161527
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM 30N85W TO 26N97W EXTEND FROM FT MYERS 
FLORIDA TO TAMPICO SAT...FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN 
LATE SAT EVENING AND SE OF AREA SUN.  STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS W 
OF FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVE E SUN THROUGH TUE.
  
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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY.  SEAS 12 FT 
EXCEPT 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SUBSIDING E SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN10 KT. SEAS 1 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 AND SAT NIGH...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF FRONT N 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NW TO N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 28N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES