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FZNT24 KNHC 202129
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

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

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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 
FT IN E SWELLS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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. 
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 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 AND THU NIGHT...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. 
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...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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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...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 STRIPLING