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

GMZ089-020330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING SE ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN
SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA 
TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-020330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
26N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-020330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 
20N N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW
PORTION NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW
PORTION.

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GMZ084-020330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-020330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N 
OF 25N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE