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FZNT24 KNHC 091510
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE 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 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BY 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 
KT DURING THE EVENING NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E OF 95W E TO SE 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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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010

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

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 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 WINDS 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 
5 FT IN STRAITS OF FL.

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FORECASTER GR