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FZNT24 KNHC 221528
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 22 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.

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. MOVE E THROUGH FRI FORCED BY  
COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON...REACH FROM 
30N89W TO 19N95W FRI MORNING AND FROM 30N84W TO 22N89W EARLY 
SAT.  FRONT BECOME DIFFUSE OVER FAR E PORTION AND FLORIDA SUN 
AND MON.  HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT QUICKLY SHIFT NE OF AREA SUN 
AND MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FAR NW GULF.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME 
NW AT 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT...E OF 94W N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 94W. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT W OF 94W.  
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFT N LATE. 
SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 
AT 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 FT N OF 23N AND 3 FT S OF 23N. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N FRI EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT 
INCREASE TO 25 LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE 
TONIGHT. S OF 27N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 28N LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME 
NW AT 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.


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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 20 KT SHIFT S 
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD. S OF 27N E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N TONIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE MON. SEAS 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION.
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES