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FZNT24 KNHC 312102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 31 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. 

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 31 2010

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE 
AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE 
TUE AND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 19N91W THU AND E OF THE AREA FRI. STRONG TO 
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF W OF THE 
FRONT THU THEN DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE FRI.

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GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 31 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E 
OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 31 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 92W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 31 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 31 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS