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FZNT24 KNHC 020302
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE 
E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N95W 
TONIGHT...WILL MOVE TO SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 23N95W THU. THE 
FRONT WILL MOVE TO SOUTH FLORIDA AND 21N95W FRI...AND STALL 
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT THROUGH 
MON.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. S OF 28N E OF 94W AND W OF 94W
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 21N W OF 93W
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 20N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 20N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
N OF 20N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 20N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
N OF 20N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FROM 25N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEA 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 29N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...S OF 29N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 27N TO 29N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 23N E OF 87W AND S OF 24N W OF 87W NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 29N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

.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...S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 82W SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT
FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 82W AND N OF 29N SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI...FROM 25N TO 29N W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 82W AND N OF 29N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 83W
SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 
83W SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER LL