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FZNT24 KNHC 260309
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 25 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. 

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD LOCATED NEAR 18.4N 91.6W 
WILL EMERGE OVER THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR 18.6N 92.0W 
LATE TONIGHT. RICHARD WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW TUE MORNING 
NEAR 19.1N 92.6W AND WILL BE NEAR 21.5N 94.5W WED MORNING BEFORE 
DISSIPATING WED NIGHT. MEANWHILE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW HAS 
INCREASED OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE 
U.S. SOUTHERN PLAINS TUE AND WED. THE FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE 
NORTHERN GULF THU AND STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM S FLORIDA TO 
23N98W FRI. WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI 
BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 22N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 23N W 
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF 
AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 93W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
E TO SE 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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
SW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 
KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT LATE. 

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FORECASTER AL