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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 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.

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS WILL 
MOVE S TODAY AND STALL OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL AND BAY OF CAMPECHE. 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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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT MON. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. N OF 21N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...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. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 
15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING 10 TO 15 
KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N 
PORTION.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 PORTION MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 28N AND 4 
TO 6 FT S OF 28N.

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FORECASTER COBB