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FZNT24 KNHC 260304
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT AND 
REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO NW YUCATAN TUE NIGHT STALL 
AND BECOME DIFFUSE WED.  SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST 
FRI REACH FROM 30N91W TO 19N96W LATE FRI.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE 
MON. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 6 
FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE WED. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 9 FT.
.FRI...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
E OF COLD FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT 
LATE MON. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE MON. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME 
NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.  
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE 
THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE FRI. 
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 2O KT. SEAS 6 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE.  
SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT W 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.   
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF 88W WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT W OF 88W WED NIGHT.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  S OF 25N 
E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2009
 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE THU.
SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 5 FT LATE THU. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES