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FZNT24 KNHC 110249
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO WESTERN BAY 
OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS N 
OF AREA SUN AND CHANGES LITTLE THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... 
BUILDING T0 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 92W WED.

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT NIGHT...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 OF 22N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 
KT E OF 92W WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT AND TO 8 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 5 TO 8 FT AND TO 9 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER RUBIO/CANGIALOSI