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FZNT24 KNHC 250907
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL REMAIN OVER THE SE GULF WATERS BEFORE DISSIPATING 
LATER TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
MON NIGHT...STALLING FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF TUE 
NIGHT...BEFORE MOVING N AS A WARM FRONT WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU AND WILL REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY FRI. 

$$
GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 
94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

$$
GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.  
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF 
FRONT AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.TODAY THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST 
AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.   
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
88W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 88W WED 
NIGHT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST 
AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.    

$$
GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION.
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT 
SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

$$
FORECASTER LEWITSKY