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FZNT24 KNHC 071504
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 07 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. 

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COMBINED WITH LOWER 
PRES IN THE ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF 
TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI WITH 
MOSTLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND ACROSS THE AREA.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 
WINDS NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 
94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS SE PART. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 94W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W. 

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 07 2010

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

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT 
S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N 
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 07 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR