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FZNT24 KNHC 080904
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED OCT 08 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.

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N92W TO 26N97W MOVES E AND EXTENDS 
FROM WESTERN FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. THE 
FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF 
FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND DISSIPATE FRI. 
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE WINDS SUN.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. 
.TONIGHT 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W AND ELSEWHERE NEAR FRONT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 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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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NW 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 6 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
W TO NW BEHIND FRONT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 COBB