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FZNT24 KNHC 061451
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 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.

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN IN BAY OF CAMPECHE 
NEAR 19.0N 94.1W AT 10 AM CDT WILL MOVE AND BECOME A TROPICAL 
STORM AROUND SUNSET NEAR 19.4N 95.3W THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR 19.6N 
96.4W AROUND SUNRISE TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW 
WATERS LATE TUE REACHING A POSITION FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO BAY 
OF CAMPECHE LATE WED...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE SE WATERS 
THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE NW 
WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT OVER N 
TEXAS AT SUNRISE SAT. 

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 
5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N W OF 93W...

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 90 NM OF TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH 
GUSTS TO 45 LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT 
LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 92W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF DEPRESSION 
INCREASING TO WITHIN 120 NM OF TROPICAL STORM LATE CENTER LATE 
TONIGHT.  
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW 
WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU 
NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF FRONT E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER NELSON