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FZNT24 KNHC 051516
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 05 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. 

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH 
TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL
BE OVER THE NW GULF FRI WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS 
THE CENTRAL AND WEST PARTS OF THE GULF. PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN 
HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA AND A LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...OVER THE SW N ATLC WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE 
OVER THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE NW PART. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE NE PART. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
HIGHEST SEAS E PART.
.FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS W OF 95W. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 29N. 
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 04 2010

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

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FORECASTER GR