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FZNT24 KNHC 200911
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED OCT 20 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. 

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE N GULF. THE HIGH WILL 
STRENGTHEN OVER THE SE U.S. FRI COMBINED WITH LOWER PRES OVER 
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL INCREASE S WINDS OVER THE NW GULF FRI 
THRUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS N OF 
28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BECOMING 3 
TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N. E OF 95W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 20 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS