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FZNT24 KNHC 092047
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN NOV 09 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.

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF WITH 
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING OVER THE WESTERN WATERS IN ADVANCE OF 
THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE 
WED...AND BECOME STATIONARY WED NIGHT AND THU OVER THE NW 
GULF...THEN MOVE E AGAIN ON FRI.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 29N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE  OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W 
OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AND INCREASING
TO 15 KT LATE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.  

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FORECASTER NELSON