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FZNT24 KNHC 190859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 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. 

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL THROUGH 
THU AFTERNOON THEN WILL SHIFT TO THE FAR NE GULF LATE THU 
THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15  KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N 
TO NE 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 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N WINDS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DSG