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FZNT24 KNHC 040842
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE NW OVER THE SE GULF WATERS THROUGH SUN 
BECOMING DIFFUSE ON MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF 
THROUGH TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND
EXTENDS FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 21N97W LATE WED.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT 
TONIGHT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
W OF 94W SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PART.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 
KT BEHIND FRONT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. 

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART SUN.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB