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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 19 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.

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL 
CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TUE IN ADVANCE OF A 
WEAK FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE SE U.S. TUE NIGHT. STRONG 
RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD BEHIND THE FRONT AND 
THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
SOUTHEAST TO THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER 
THE NORTHWEST GULF FRI. THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD A BROAD LOW 
WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
THE FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL E 
OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DECREASING TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. W OF 93W N TO 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE TO E 
SWELL.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 
25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO E 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 25N THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT WITH NE SWELL.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
E 15 KT N OF 26N MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO E 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISH TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER LL/COBB