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FZNT24 KNHC 281509
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE E STALLING ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS
TONIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS 
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT AND CROSS 
CUBA INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS NEAR 23.5N 80.7W AT 8 AM EDT WED
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT OVER E 
SEMICIRCLE. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL MOVE TO NEAR 26.5N 80W AT 8 
PM EDT WED WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS E OF 80W. NORTHERLY 
WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS WED THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 T0 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S CENTRAL PART.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.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 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 
93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. 
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N E OF 82W...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 33 KT EARLY TONIGHT AND FURTHER INCREASING TO 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT WATERS E OF 82W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS WATERS S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N 
TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON