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FZNT24 KNHC 051415
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE S CENTRAL WATERS WILL DRIFT 
W TONIGHT BECOMING DIFFUSE MON. A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW 
WATERS TUE NIGHT AND STALL FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THU. 

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
FRONT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS BY SUNRISE 
FRI.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N E OF 94W 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. 
.MON AND 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 DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...S WINDS 10 SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON