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FZNT24 KNHC 251454
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL 
LOUISIANA COAST TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE THEN MOVE N AS A WARM 
FRONT WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU 
AND WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE FRI.

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 6 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 7 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 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 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 N 25 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF FRONT 
AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND THE 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. 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 SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.    

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.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 S OF 25N.
.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 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER JL/DGS