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FZNT24 KNHC 050234
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH
TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS BROAD LOW PRES OVER
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SHIFTS E. BY SAT A WEAK HIGH CENTER WILL BE
OVER THE NW GULF ALLOWING FOR LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF.

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
5 TO 6 FT SE PORTION.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW 
PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
OVER NW PORTION SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. W OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 94W...AND 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 94W.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N 
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
26N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 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 NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 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 NEAR 1 FT. S OF 24N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 DIMINISHING TO 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 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. 
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE