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FZNT24 KNHC 102107
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM N-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO WESTERN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN. HIGH PRES BUILD NORTH 
OF THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE TUE. 
RIDGE WILL SLIGHTLY WEAKEN N PART WED. 

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... 
BUILDING UP T0 9 FT EAST OF 93W WED.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. 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.
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 10 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER GR