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FZNT24 KNHC 140934
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 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.

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

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

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 93W 
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT W OF 
95W THU. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT THU. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
E OF 96W.
.THU...N OF 21N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 
FT.  S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF FRONT NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 10 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 29N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 29N NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
S OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES