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FZNT24 KNHC 280313
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N90W TO 21N97W MOVE E OF 
AREA TUE NIGHT.  NW CARIBBEAN LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...MOVES ACROSS CUBA INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA ALONG FRONT 
WED NIGHT.  NE WINDS DOMINATE GULF WATERS THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 27 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. 
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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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 TSTMS S OF 
22N AND ALONG COLD FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 23N FROM 93W TO 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 SUBSIDE TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISH TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 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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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 27 2010

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

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 27 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 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 TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE THU 
AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT FRI.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES