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FZNT24 KNHC 201458
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN 
TUE IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE SE U.S. 
TUE NIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
TO THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA 
COAST TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE 
FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER MT/DGS