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FZNT24 KNHC 042046
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF OF 
MEXICO THROUGH THU. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT E OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF FRI AND SAT. 

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.THU...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. 
E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 
10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON