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FZNT24 KNHC 231505
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 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. 

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE 
GULF WATERS. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 
S CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM RICHARD 
INTENSIFIES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE 
LANDFALL SUN NIGHT ALONG THE COAST OF BELIZE AS A HURRICANE THEN 
WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW GULF NEAR 19N93W 
AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE...THEN DISSIPATE WED THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT W OF 94W MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 
94W MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART TUE.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 
15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
22N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
SE PART.
.TUE...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS E OF 93W.
.WED...N OF 20N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N W 
OF 87W. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL