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FZNT24 KNHC 060255
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 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 WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATES THU NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED NW WATERS. 

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 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 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 
15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 TO S WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE. 
.MON NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW 
PORTION.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR 
NW LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THU NIGHT 
AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF COLD FRONT 
SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS THU. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE THU. A FEW SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS THU. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK