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FZNT24 KNHC 141516
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH FRIDAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTH GULF COAST 
FRIDAY AND REACH FROM NORTH CENTRAL FL TO NORTHEAST MEXICO 
SATURDAY. STRONG HIGH BUILD SOUTH OVER THE NORTH GULF BEHIND THE 
FRONT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN FORECAST TO REMAIN SOUTH OF 
THE AREA IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND MOVE INLAND CENTRAL AMERICA 
LATE FRIDAY.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. W OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 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 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...N OF 21N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 27N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 
24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AND TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF  
FRONT NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. 
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 29N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 29N TO 25N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER LL