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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 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. 

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 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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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN..NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 
20 KT FAR SW PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT 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 DGS