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FZNT24 KNHC 151505
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA OVER N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 
22.8N 79.5W 1009 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING E AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 
AWAY FROM THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE N CENTRAL GULF 
TO THE SW GULF THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. E OF 
93W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.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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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. 
.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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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.
.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 DS/CHRISTENSEN