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FZNT24 KNHC 241530
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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 APPROACHING THE COAST
OF NE HONDURAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NE HONDURAS EARLY 
TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION AS IT TURNS NW AND CROSSES 
THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AFTERNOON INTO SAT NIGHT. MATTHEW IS 
FORECAST TO TRACK NW TO N ACROSS CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN 
THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...DIMINISHING TO 5 
KT SUN AND SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT...SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT 
SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.TUE...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. E OF 93W N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 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 BUILDING
5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 15 TO 
20 NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. N OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...BECOMING
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 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL/AGUIRRE