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FZNT24 KNHC 070306
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

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.

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARCO IN BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 19.8N 
95.4W AT 10 PM CDT MOVING W-NW AT 6 KT TO 20.2N 96.4W TUE 
MORNING AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND TO 20.7N 97.8W TUE NIGHT. 
COLD FRONT MOVE INTO N WATERS LATE TUE REACHING FROM FL 
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED THEN STALL AND WEAKEN OVER 
WATERS BETWEEN 22N AND 27N FRI.

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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 2 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 15 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 10 NM 
SE QUADRANT OF TROPICAL STORM MARCO WINDS TO 50 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 
TO 15 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS 
TSTMS NEAR CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CENTER.   
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N BY THU. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 21N W 
OF 95W. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 5 FT SAT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK