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FZNT24 KNHC 040240
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 03 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. 

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN SOME MON
THROUGH TUE...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS BROAD LOW PRES
OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN PULLS FURTHER E ALLOWING FOR 
NORTHERLY WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BY FRI.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 03 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...AND
TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 
FT N OF 28N FRI.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 03 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 03 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED AFTERNOON.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 
S OF 26N...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 03 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE