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FZNT24 KNHC 181530
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE N HALF OF THE AREA 
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE 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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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 
WINDS 10 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...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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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 
1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.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 STRIPLING