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FZNT24 KNHC 062122
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARCO IN BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 19.5N 
94.7W AT 4 PM CDT MOVE W-NW AT 8 KT TO 20.0N 95.6W TONIGHT... 
20.5N 97.0W TUE AND INLAND 21.0N 98.5W TUE NIGHT.  COLD FRONT 
MOVE INTO N WATERS LATE TUE REACHING FROM FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE WED THEN STALL AND WEAKEN OVER SE WATERS THU.

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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT
W OF FRONT WED. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 25 NM N AND 15 NM SE OF TROPICAL STORM 
MARCO  WINDS TO 50 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR CENTER OF 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER.  
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT E WED.
SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 21N W OF 95W. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE FRI NIGHT AND 
SAT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF 
FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES