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FZNT24 KNHC 291454
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 29 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. 

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NICOLE OVER CUBA NEAR 22.6N 80.6W AT 
10 AM CDT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NE AWAY FURTHER FROM THE AREA 
TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE 
PERIOD INCREASING SOME THIS WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 22N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE SUN.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE 15 N OF 28N FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON