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FZNT24 KNHC 112106
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE MIDDLE GULF WILL BE REPLACED
BY STRONG HIGH PRES THAT WILL BECOME CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLC 
STATES SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING AS IT SLIDES
SSE WED AND THU. THIS WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG ELY
WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF TUE AND WED
...THEN WEAKENING THU.

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 
5 TO 6 FT E OF 92W MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND WED...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10  TO 15 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL. W OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 93W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 
95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT E OF 92W WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N N TO 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 
FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N E OF 94W.

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N AND 
TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N
...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED PATCHES OF 
RAIN NEAR THE COAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAINDER AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN NIGHT.
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...MAINLY S 
PART.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT FAR N PART LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N
...AND TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE