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

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN 
TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT 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 AND OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA SAT.

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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT.
.THU AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N 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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.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 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N NE TO 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 NIGHT AND 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS