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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

...CORRECTION ON NW GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT FORECAST...

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. 

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILD SE ACROSS GULF STRENGTHEN DURING 
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK ALLOWING FOR NE WINDS TO 
INCREASE ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT  
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN..NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 INCREASE 
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 
25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW 
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT 
BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES