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FZNT24 KNHC 072051
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARCO INLAND BAY OF CAMPECHE 
COAST AT 19.9N 97.1W AT 4 PM CDT MOVING 270 DEG OR W AT 4 KT.  
REMNANT LOW PRES NEAR 19.9N 97.9W TONIGHT AND DISSIPATED BY 
EARLY WED.  COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS TONIGHT REACHING FROM 
FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED THEN STALL AND WEAKEN 
OVER SE WATERS FRI.

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 30 NM E OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARCO SE TO S 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 22N W OF 95W.   
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 
BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE WINDS 15 KT SAT 
AND SUN. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFT NE THU. SEAS 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT SUN. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 5 FT SUN. 

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT 
SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 15 KT SUN.
SEAS 1 FT BUILD TO 4 FT S OF 27N SUN.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES