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FZNT24 KNHC 210855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED OCT 21 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.

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED OCT 21 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 NIGHT AND REACH 
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO FRI EVENING THEN 
EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SAT EVENING.  

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE THU AND BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 
N OF 29N. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING 
E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 
15 KT W OF FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 
FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT FAR 
SE PORTIONS. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W 
OF FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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FORECASTER GR