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FZNT24 KNHC 272039
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON SEP 27 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. 

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON SEP 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO 
WILL CONTINUE SE TO POSITION FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
TUE. THE FRONT WILL MERGE WITH BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE TUE...THEN MOVE E MERGING WITH ANOTHER AREA OF LOW 
PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE CARIBBEAN LOW 
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N CROSSING WESTERN CUBA TO THE 
FLORIDA STRAITS WED...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. NORTHERLY 
WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 27 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
AROUND SUNSET. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON SEP 27 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E 
OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 22N AND ALONG COLD FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 23N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W N WINDS 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 27 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N TUE AND TUE NIGHT. 
.THU AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON SEP 27 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER