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FZNT24 KNHC 071457
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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.

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARCO IN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.9N 
96.6W AT 10 AM CDT MOVING 270 DEG OR W AT 06 KT. MARCO IS 
EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND NEAR 20.3N 97.9W LATE TODAY THEN WEAKEN 
TO A REMNANT LOW PRES NEAR 20.3N 98.8W AROUND SUNRISE WED.
A COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY TONIGHT REACHING FROM THE 
FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED THEN STALL AND WEAKEN 
OVER THE SE WATERS FRI.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N W OF 96W...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 15 NM OF TROPICAL STORM 
MARCO WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 30 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS 
TSTMS NEAR CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARCO.   
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 W PART.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N PART THIS AFTERNOON. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 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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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.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...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 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 NELSON