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FZNT24 KNHC 240857
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 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. 

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS N WATERS WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A WEAK 
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO COASTAL WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH 
FROM N FLORIDA TO THE FAR SW GULF LATE MON AND TUE. TROPICAL 
STORM MATTHEW OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE 
INLAND OVER NE HONDURAS TONIGHT THEN CROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS 
SAT AND SAT NIGHT.  MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO TURN NW AND TRACK 
ACROSS CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT 
SUN AND SHIFT NE BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOME N 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILD TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA NE AT 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 92W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS  
S PART.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 20 
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AND INCREASE TO 30 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE. N OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SE 
SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT OVER FAR SW 
PART INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT EXCEPT FAR SW PART BUILD TO 8 FT BY TUE. N OF 26N WINDS 
BECOME SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL