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FZNT24 KNHC 052103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 STALLS FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THU AND DISSIPATES THU NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
BECOMES ESTABLISHED NW WATERS. 

$$
GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.TONIGHT 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 WED. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THU NIGHT 
AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.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 THROUGH 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 AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THU NIGHT 
AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 
10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON