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FZNT24 KNHC 041422
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A 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 LATE TUE AND 
STALLS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED NIGHT.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE 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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. 

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...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 5 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 87W NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART SUN.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON