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FZNT24 KNHC 182000
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE CONTINUES SE AND REACHES FROM SW FLORIDA TO 
18N92W TONIGHT THEN STALLS S OF AREA EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS 
N OF FRONT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU...EXTENDING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S 
TEXAS BY LATE THU.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR MEXICAN COAST S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 18 2008

.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 MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 25N

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN