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FZNT24 KNHC 100913
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 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.

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM N FLORIDA TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE 
DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN.  STRONG HIGH PRES DEVELOPING N OF AREA 
INCREASE E WINDS SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 
8 FT E OF 93W TUE.

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GMZ082-101530-
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TODAY...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS . SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART TONIGHT AND SAT.
.MON...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT 
BY TUE. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES