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FZNT24 KNHC 270316
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 26 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT REACH FROM 
PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO LATE MON AND STALL FROM TAMPA 
BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE.  DEVELOPING LOW PRES EXPECTED 
TO DRIFT N INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL WED SE OF FRONT AND MOVE NE INTO 
SW FLORIDA FRI AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO EASTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

.TONIGHT AND MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
BUILD TO 7 FT IN SWELL S OF 22N. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM BEHIND OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT AND TO 10 FT S OF 22N 
TUE AND TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 22N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 21N EARLY WED.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 15 
KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT SHIFT NE BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH 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 25N.
.FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NW 
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 
27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND S OF 25N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S 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 ALONG FRONT AND S OF 25N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES