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FZNT24 KNHC 170235
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

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.

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE SW LOUISIANA COAST 
TO NEAR 25N98W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 30N88W TO 22N98W FRI 
NIGHT...AND INTO THE FAR SE GULF WATERS SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE 
WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND W OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  

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FORECASTER CAB