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FZNT24 KNHC 181455
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE CONTINUES SE REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO 
18N93W TONIGHT THEN STALLING S OF AREA EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS N OF FRONT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. 

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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/CHRISTENSEN