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FZNT24 KNHC 190904
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON OCT 19 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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY 
WILL SLIDE GRADUALLY E THROUGH THU WITH WIND VEERING AND SEAS 
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH THU. A NEW 
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF ON THU AND 
EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO FRI MORNING.  
  
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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW 
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE PART.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT NW OF 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT NW OF FRONT.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 
26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TUE NIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT N OF 27N LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S 
OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT HIGHEST IN 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER GR