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FZNT24 KNHC 150940
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED OCT 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE UNITED STATES WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. 
COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM FL 
PANHANDLE TO 22N97W BY LATE FRI AND FROM W-CENTRAL FL TO 25N90W 
TO 18N95W BY LATE SAT.  HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SRN UNITED STATES 
BEHIND FRONT.  TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN FORECAST TO REMAIN S 
OF AREA IN GULF OF HONDURAS AND MOVE INLAND CENTRAL AMERICA FRI.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 15 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE  
SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 DIMINISH TO 10 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 FT 
...SUBSIDE TO 3 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM 
27N TO 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT 
BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT NW PART LATE FRI. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT. 
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF 23N. 
SEAS 5 FT AND 7 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
S OF FRONT NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 24N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 29N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 29N TO 25N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES