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FZNT24 KNHC 090234
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
S BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU AND WEAKEN. REMNANTS OF FRONT WILL 
MEANDER OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH SAT. OTHERWISE...STRONG 
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE E WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND 
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 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 S OF 26N TONIGHT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E MON. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-090930-
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...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. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART.
.MON...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E 
SWELL. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT NW T0 N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 2 
FT....BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT SAT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 27N.
.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 OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.MON...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 
24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER RUBIO/CANGIALOSI