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FZNT24 KNHC 230830
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

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. 

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES WILL REMAIN IN 
PLACE THROUGH FRI THEN WILL WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN U.S. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO 
THE FAR NW GULF LATE SUN REACHING TO THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS 
LATE MON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH 
THE PERIOD. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL 
MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN THEN WILL LINGER IN THE 
GULF OF HONDURAS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT 
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 22N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN 
COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI 
AND FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 94W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN.
.MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S PORTION... 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE SUN AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY