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FZNT24 KNHC 082057
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND 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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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART TONIGHT. 
.FRI THROUGH 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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT 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 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.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE 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.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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. 
.MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER GR