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FZNT24 KNHC 092056
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU OCT 09 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.

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO WESTERN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE TO NORTH FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THIS EVENING 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 SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008

.TONIGHT...E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT E OF 92W TUE.

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GMZ082-100330-
430 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008

.TONIGHT 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 SHOWERS S PART.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.SUN...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 
TO 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 AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL NE PART TUE.  

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N 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 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 
10 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008

.TONIGHT TROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW 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.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.MON AND TUE...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 GR