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

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 02 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS WILL 
MOVE S TONIGHT AND STALL OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL AND BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL 
DRIFT NW AND BACK OVER THE SE WATERS SAT AND SUN AND BECOME 
DIFFUSE MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT 
THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 02 2008

.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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 SAT NIGHT. 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.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 02 2008

.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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 22N NE TO 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. 

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 02 2008

.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. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS.

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 02 2008

.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.  
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON..NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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