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FZNT24 KNHC 211500
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 21 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. 

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MEANDER OVER THE NW GULF 
THROUGH TONIGHT. RIDGE BUILDS S FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE FRI. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
AND S CENTRAL GULF SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS TROP STORM RICHARD 
INTENSIFIES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE 
LANDFALL MON ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W 
AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W PART.
.SUN...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 20N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N E OF 92W MON. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N E OF 92W MON. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS SE PART MON. 

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 
N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 
TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL