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FZNT24 KNHC 080248
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MARCO IS QUICKLY DISSIPATING 
INLAND OVER MEXICO. A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL 
REACH THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. THE FRONT 
WILL THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND DISSIPATE FRI AND SAT. STRENGTHENING 
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE WINDS SUN.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
N TO NE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 07 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW WATERS.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W 
TO NW BEHIND FRONT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER BARNES/CANGIALOSI