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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON OCT 20 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.

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL 
CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TONIGHT 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 WED/EARLY THU...REACHING THE
MIDDLE GULF EARLY FRIDAY...AND MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. A BROAD LOW WILL BE IN THE NORTHWEST 
CARIBBEAN AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TODAY 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...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 
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...N TO NE 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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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
S OF 24N INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
E 20 TO 25 KT S 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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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE 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 LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 84W
LATE. WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT ELSEWHERE LATE S OF 27N AND N OF 
27N E OF 84W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EARLY AND BECOMING SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
N OF 27N W OF 84W LATE. SEAS ELSEWHERE LATE 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING NW WINDS 20 KT WITH
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE WITH 
FRONT. 

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FORECASTER MT