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FZNT24 KNHC 291435
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 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. 

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO 
WITH GALE FORCE N WINDS OVER WATERS JUST OFF THE VERACRUZ STATE. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. WINDS 
WILL DIMINISH BELOW FORCE SAT MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE 
OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL 
LOUISIANA COAST TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE NIGHT.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 2010

...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 94W... 

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.  SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AL/MUNDELL