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FZNT24 KNHC 132033
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON OCT 13 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.

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE E UNITED STATES WILL BUILD SE
THROUGH TUE...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SE UNITED STATES TUE THROUGH 
FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N GULF COAST FRI...THEN REACH
FROM N CENTRAL FL TO NE MEXICO SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL S OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2008

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 
92W. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 95W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
W OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 20 
KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF FRONT...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 21N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2008

.TONIGHT 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 BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 29N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 29N NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LL