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FZNT24 KNHC 171437
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 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.

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE SE LOUISIANA TO 
20N97W WILL MOVE TO POSITION 30N85W TO 26N93W TO 18N93W 
TONIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN MORNING. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT 
WILL DRIFT NW OVER THE SE WATERS TUE AND WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND W OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  

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FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN