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FZNT24 KNHC 260317
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 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. 

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS N WATERS WEAKENS TONIGHT.  COLD 
FRONT OVER SOUTHERN PLAINS MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SUN AND 
EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N90W TO 19N95W BY LATE MON 
AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N90W TO 19N93W LATE TUE THEN 
STALL FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND THU.  
NEW LOW PRES EXPECTED TO FORM IN NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND DRIFT NW 
TO YUCATAN CHANNEL THU WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER MUCH 
OF S PORTIONS OF E AND CENTRAL GULF.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N SUN. 
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA AHEAD OF FRONT SUN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
PENINSULA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
TO 20 KT S OF 21N. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASE TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TUE. 
E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
PART.
.WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF 21N 
WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 21N WED. 

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOME S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 15 
KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT WED. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
OF 27N.

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME 
S 10 KT SUN AND INCREASE TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 24N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND S OF 25N.
.TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE TUE 
AND TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT WED.  SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 25N AND ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...HIGHER STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES