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FZNT24 KNHC 200232
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. WILL SHIFT E INTO THE W ATLC 
THROUGH FRI. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW GULF THU 
AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ FRI 
EVENING...AND REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO NE YUCATAN SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$
GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF 92W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 92W SE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
W OF 94W  SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE 
THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 

$$
GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  W OF 
94W E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING E SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILD 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 
FT BUILD TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. 

$$
GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2009

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE FRI 
AND SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE FRI.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2009
 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING UP TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT N OF 26N AND 8 FT
S OF 26N..
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHER IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS  FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
$$

FORECASTER STRIPLING