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FZNT24 KNHC 110920
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 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.

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO WRN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE DISSIPATE TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA SUN AND 
CHANGES LITTLE THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT 
MON. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE MON.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILD T0 9 
FT IN E SWELL E OF 92W WED. 

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S 
OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT E 
OF 92W WED. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT 
LATE MON. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
7 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE MON. 
SEAS 7 FT AND TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT AND TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES