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FZNT24 KNHC 180851
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE E REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO 
18N93W TONIGHT THEN STALL S OF AREA EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD N OF FRONT. 

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON