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FZNT24 KNHC 090307
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 08 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. 

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT 
SLOWLY E INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH MON. THIS HIGH PRES 
WILL THEN SHIFT W AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TUE AHEAD OF A COLD 
FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF WED.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010
  
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W 
OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. W OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BY 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E OF 95W SE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.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 AND WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT EARLY TUE BECOMING N 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 08 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 
TO NE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN