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FZNT24 KNHC 010234
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 30 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. 

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING SE ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN
DURING THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK ALLOWING FOR 
NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA TO INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
WATERS.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 30 2010

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 30 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W FRI AND FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 94W FRI AND 
FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT SUN...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W 
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 
20 KT FAR SW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N 
OF 22N TUE.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 30 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 30 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 27N LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT 
NIGHT.
.SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY/AGUIRRE