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FZNT24 KNHC 280920
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 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. 

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL STALL AND REMAIN STATIONARY TODAY. LOW PRES IN THE 
NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CUBA...POSSIBLY AS A  
TROPICAL CYCLONE...INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. NE 
WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N BETWEEN 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 SHOWERS AND 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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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
27N. 
.THU AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 AL