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FZNT24 KNHC 170905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 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.

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N82W TO 25N90W TO 24N97W MOVES SE 
AND WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN LATE 
TODAY AND SE OF AREA SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE 
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E SUN THROUGH WED.
  
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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY 30 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 
27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W E TO SE 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. 

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 
TO 13 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 95W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 
94W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN 
E SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 94W.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY 30 KT.  
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT....N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PORTION LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S 
OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FAR N 
PORTION LATE SUN NIGHT.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. 

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009

.TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S 
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N...AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.MON...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FROM 27N TO 
28N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N.
.TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS FAR S PORTION.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 4 
TO 7 FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER GR