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FZNT24 KNHC 161503
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 16 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. 

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 16 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF REGION THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD. 

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 16 2010

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

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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..
.MON AND TUE...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.
.WED...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 16 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/CHRISTENSEN