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FZNT24 KNHC 301519
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU OCT 30 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.

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BUILDS UNTO 
SE U.S. THROUGH THU THEN SHIFTS NE THROUGH CAROLINAS THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE 
SUN. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT  27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
LATE FRI. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE 
TO 4 FT SUN.
.MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

FORECASTER WALLY BARNES