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FZNT24 KNHC 081426
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE E TO A POSITION FROM TAMPA BAY TO SE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE THU. REMNANTS OF TROUGH WILL MEANDER OVER BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THROUGH SUN. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL 
MAINTAIN FRESH E WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 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...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N W 
OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E OF 
93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
PART.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW 
PART.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING N TO NE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 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. 

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT EARLY 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....EXCEPT 4 TO 
7 FT FLORIDA STRAITS.

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FORECASTER NELSON