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FZNT24 KNHC 101507
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM N FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE 
DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN.  HIGH PRES BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA SATURDAY 
THROUGH MONDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE TUE.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-102130-
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 10 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER LL