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FZNT24 KNHC 050903
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE E WATERS WILL MOVE W 
BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MON. WEAK COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM FL PANHANDLE
TO 21N97W LATE WED AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 23N90W TO 23N97W
LATE THU. 

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 
KT W OF 94W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
TO 6 FT W OF 94W. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.TODAY...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 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
.TONIGHT 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 S PORTION.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT W 
OF FRONT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF FRONT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 OF 24N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT NW OF 
FRONT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER COBB