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FZNT24 KNHC 282102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED OCT 28 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.

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT 
THROUGH THU. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
THU EVENING AND WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS THROUGH THE GULF INTO THE 
WEEKEND. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF 
OF MEXICO SAT NIGHT THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE 
CENTRAL PORTION OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 
SECOND PUSH WILL BRING THE FRONT TO CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE SE 
PORTION OF THE GULF INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 
7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 
TO 8 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT...

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 
NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST FRI EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009
 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 25N THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT THU.  
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 25N FRI EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 KT W OF 
FRONT SUN EVENING. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER GR