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

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF 
TOMORROW WITH MOSTLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 07 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST IN SOUTH PART.  
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...1 TO 
2 FT SEAS N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 SE PART. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 94W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 07 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  4 TO 6 FT E OF 96W 2 
TO 3 FT W OF 96W.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 07 2010

.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...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS 
SAT. 
.SUN...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. FROM 25N 
TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.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.
.TUE...S OF 25N E OF 87W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 07 2010

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

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FORECASTER AL/MT