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FZNT24 KNHC 141521
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 14 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. 

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PAULA OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 
22.8N 84.1W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING ENE AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT 
MOVES ALONG THE NW COAST OF CUBA TO NEAR 23.16N 83.0W THIS 
EVENING. THE STORM WILL MOVE INLAND OVER CUBA TO NEAR 23.0N 
82.0W FRI MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO A REMNANT LOW OVER 
CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22.5N 80.5W BY EARLY SAT...AND DISSIPATING 
THERE BY MON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE ACROSS THE AREA LATER 
TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE 
FAR NORTHERN PORTION FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN THEN SHIFT NE OF AREA 
MON.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE T0NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
27N E OF 95W FRI.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 
94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 
KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON... N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010

...TROPICAL WARNING S OF 24N...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
40 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA DIMINISHING TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM 
STRENGTH OVERNIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 17 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM IN W SEMICIRCLE OF THE CENTER. HIGHEST 
SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 
20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER/CHRISTENSEN