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FZNT24 KNHC 160906
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU OCT 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

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

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 
95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

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

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOME 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 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES