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FZNT24 KNHC 180904
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON OCT 18 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. 

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

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

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.TODAY 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...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.TODAY 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.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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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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... NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS