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FZNT24 KNHC 100851
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 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. 

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 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 THAT WILL SINK S THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND 
DISSIPATE THU. 

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. W OF 92W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
BY EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO 
SW WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...NW TO N 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BEHIND FRONT.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...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.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
EXCEPT TO 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N WINDS WED AND THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST 
WINDS AND SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND BECOMING N 
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE AREA WED AND THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED AND THU.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER