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FZNT24 KNHC 060227
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. 

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. 
PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA AND A LOW 
PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...IN THE SW N ATLC WILL PRODUCE 
FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU. WEAK 
HIGH PRES CENTER WILL BE IN THE NW GULF FRI AFTERNOON WITH 
GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE IN MOST SECTIONS AND LIGHT BREEZE IN 
NW CORNER.

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 05 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT THU AND 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 05 2010

.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 AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL. HIGHEST SEAS E HALF.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 05 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.THU... N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 F BECOMING SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING SEAS 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25 N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 
25N SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 05 2010

.TONIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 4 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 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AL/MT