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FZNT24 KNHC 111530
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM SW FL TO 25N85W WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT INTO SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BECOME CENTERED OVER
THE MID ATLC STATES MON THROUGH WED WITH A RIDGE SW INTO THE
NE GULF. THIS WILL INCREASE ELY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN GULF TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 
6 FT LATE MON.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 93W.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 22N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT E OF 95W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT E OF 92W WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N N TO 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT 
LATE MON. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 29N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 26N
TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 
3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED PATCHES OF RAIN NEAR THE COAST. ISOLATED
SHOWERS REMAINDER AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN NIGHT.
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...MAINLY S 
PART.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT FAR N PART LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE