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

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT WILL MOVE NW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF 
WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN BECOMING DIFFUSE ON MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW OVER THE NW GULF THROUGH TUE IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD 
FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST SUNRISE WED REACHING FROM NW FLORIDA TO 
NE MEXICO WED NIGHT.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008

.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 THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 
KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS SE OF FRONT. 

$$
GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008

.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 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008

.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 4 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT N PART 
LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
N PORTION LATE.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.


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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.  
.SAT THROUGH MON..NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART ALSO N PORTION MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON