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FZNT24 KNHC 070904
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARCO IN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 20.1N 
96.1W AT 4 AM CDT MOVING 295 DEG OR WNW AT 7 KT TO NEAR 20.5N 
97.1W THIS AFTERNOON AND AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 
20.9N 98.5W TONIGHT. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS TUE NIGHT 
EXTENDING FROM FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED THEN 
STALL AND WEAKEN OVER NRN WATERS FRI.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 
FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 10 NM OF TROPICAL STORM MARCO WINDS 
55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 25 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W 
OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARCO.   
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N BY THU. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 21N W 
OF 95W. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 27N. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N 
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N SAT.

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FORECASTER COBB