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FZNT24 KNHC 160218
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

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.

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE UNITED STATES WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT 
AND THU. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND 
EXTEND FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO 28N90W TO 19N96W LATE FRI. THE 
FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN. RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED 
STATES BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE NE 10 KT 
OR LESS W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
COAST.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 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 INCREASING 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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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 15 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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/COBB