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FZNT24 KNHC 152121
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE UNITED STATES WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT 
AND FRIDAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE TEXAS COAST THURSDAY 
THEN STALL BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST FRIDAY ...EXTENDING FROM 
NORTH FLORIDA TO 25N95W TO 20N97W LATE FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL 
PASS EAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY. RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE 
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
MONDAY.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT W OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT WITH NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

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

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28.5N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28.5N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT 
BECOMING N 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 29N TO 25N NE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER LL