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FZNT24 KNHC 021530
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 02 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. 

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILD SE ACROSS GULF STRENGTHEN SAT NIGHT 
THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR N-NE MODERATE BREEZE TO INCREASE TO 
FRESH ACROSS EASTERN GULF INTO NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILD TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE 
AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TUE AND WED.

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 
21N W OF 94W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 
KT N OF 28N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 6 FT N OF 28N 
TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT 
BUILD TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES