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FZNT24 KNHC 101509
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

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. 

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA WILL DRIFT W NW AND MAY 
ENTER NE CORNER OF GULF LATE TONIGHT THEN SHIFT NE ACROSS 
NORTHERN FLORIDA TUE NIGHT.  WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 
SW TO THE W YUCATAN PENINSULA AND WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE 
E GULF AS THE LOW TRACKS BACK TO THE NE. HIGH PRES WILL THEN 
BUILD ACROSS THE N GULF THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WILL 
DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE TUE NIGHT.   
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT..
.THU...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND T0NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN 
N SWELL. E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATES TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 
2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N 
SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AL/DGS