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

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT
THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR NORTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS 
MUCH OF THE AREA INTO MON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE WESTERN AND
MIDDLE PORTIONS TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N
W OF 94W NW TO N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 94W 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 87W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 02 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE