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FZNT24 KNHC 180232
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGHOUT 
THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 17 2010

.TONIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 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 AND FRI...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU . SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT 
LATE THU. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 17 2010

.TONIGHT AND 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 15 KT ALONG 
THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W 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.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 
15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 17 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT.  SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. 
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N...AND 
2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 17 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE