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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 01 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.

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT FROM
FLORIDA BIG BEND CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE TO THE 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO THE S TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. THE 
FRONT WILL MOVE FROM S FLORIDA TO 23N97W THU AND STALL ACROSS 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
N OF 22N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS