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FZNT24 KNHC 061512
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 06 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. 

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COMBINED WITH LOWER 
PRES OVER THE ATLC WILL MAINTAIN BRISK NE WINDS ACROSS THE 
EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MOVE 
INTO THE NW GULF FRI AFTERNOON WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS AND 
SLIGHT SEAS ACROSS THE AREA.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
28N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.
.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. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 29N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N 
AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. 
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...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 3 FT.

$$
GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N 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. 
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER GR