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FZNT24 KNHC 262121
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 26 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.

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND 
REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA COAST TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE THEN STALL 
AND BECOME DIFFUSE WED.  ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST 
LATE THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW TO 30 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG AND W OF FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE 
TUE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 
TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE WED. E OF 95W SE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
BY SAT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE SAT. E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED NIGHT 
AND THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT THU. 
.FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 2O KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME 
NW 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE TUE. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.   
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW TO N 15 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
SAT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT.  

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2009
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT 
THU. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT THU. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES