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FZNT24 KNHC 040850
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON OCT 04 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. 

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN 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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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.TODAY WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 S OF 26N AND 
2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 03 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  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 DGS