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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 02 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.

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 20N87W WILL STALL JUST 
SE OF AREA TONIGHT AND FRI. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW 
OVER THE SE WATERS SAT AND SUN AND LOSING IDENTITY BY MON. 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND 
CONTINUE THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 
5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWER N PART.

$$
GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 21N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS.

$$
GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.  
.SUN AND MON..NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART MON NIGHT.

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FORECASTER NELSON