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FZNT24 KNHC 150846
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 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. 

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA OVER N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 
23.1N 80.2W 1008 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING E AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 
AWAY FROM THE AREA. WEAK COLD FRONT SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 


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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 21N W OF 95W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
SAT NIGHT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 
26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. 
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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 DGS