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FZNT24 KNHC 171529
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 26N82W TO 19N96W TO 24N97W MOVES SE AND 
REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN TONIGHT AND  SE OF 
AREA SUN.  STRONG HIGH PRES MOVES IN BEHIND FRONT SUN THEN 
WEAKEN AND MOVE E MON THROUGH WED.
  
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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND 
GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT S OF 27N AND 6 FT N 
OF 27N IN RAPIDLY SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
14 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
BUILD TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT 
IN N SWELL. W OF 95W NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.MON...NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
10 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
BUILD TO 7 FT . SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT....N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 
FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
N OF 25N LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT S OF 27N AND 8 FT N OF 27N 
SUBSIDE TO 4 FT N OF 25N LATE SUN NIGHT.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE WED. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. 
S OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
S OF 27N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL S 
OF 27N AND SUBSIDING TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT N 
OF 28N.
.TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR S 
PORTION.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT S OF 26N AND 3 FT
N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES