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FZNT24 KNHC 050305
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE EAST WATERS WILL MOVE WEST BECOMING 
DIFFUSE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MON. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF 
TEXAS COST TUESDAY AND MOVE TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN 
CHANNEL LATE THU.

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.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.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE BEHIND FRONT TUE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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 MON NIGHT...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.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF FRONT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART SUN.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT NW OF FRONT. A 
FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
25N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER LL