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FZNT24 KNHC 201501
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 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.

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. WILL MOVE E. COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE SE INTO THE NW GULF THU EVENING AND EXTEND FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO THE NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO FRI MORNING AND FROM NW 
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT.  

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE 
THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
21N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N WINDS 20 KT W OF FRONT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 FT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE AND 
SHIFTING NW WINDS 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 
TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. 
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. 
 
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FORECASTER GR/DGS