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FZNT24 KNHC 090908
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 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. 

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 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 WED AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD 
FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF WED.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SE TO S 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 NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT BY 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 
TO S TONIGHT. 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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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
FROM 24N TO 28N N TO NE  WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
24N 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 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N N TO NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW 
WINDS N OF 28N. 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 
WINDS WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FL.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER