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FZNT24 KNHC 300916
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 30 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. 

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE. WINDS OVER WATERS JUST OFF VERACRUZ STATE DIMINISH 
BELOW GALE FORCE THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL LATER THIS 
MORNING AND DISSIPATE SAT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST TUE MORNING AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 
TAMPICO MEXICO LATE TUE AND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO E BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WED.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 30 2010

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO 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.
.WED...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 
94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 30 2010

.TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT.
.WED...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 
93W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 30 2010

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT 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.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 30 2010

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 
2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. 
.TONIGHT 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.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL