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FZNT24 KNHC 171526
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 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. 

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE 
THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...EXTENDING FROM 
THE NORTHERN GULF SW TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE.  

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 1 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT 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.
.MON NIGHT AND 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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 
NEAR 15 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
93W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS NEAR 
15 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING