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FZNT24 KNHC 210227
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESS BUILDS OVER THE E GULF LATE WED 
AND THU. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED AND 
EXTENDS E LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE THU. LOW PRES 
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED MOVES N AHEAD OF THE COLD 
FRONT THU WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. COLD FRONT AND LOW 
PRES MOVE TO THE FAR E GULF BY LATE FRI AND E OF THE AREA SAT.

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GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. 
AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT THU. E OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF 
THE FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 92W 
AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 92W.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT 
W OF 94W.

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GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 
TO 11 FT FRI. E OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF THE FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 92W AND 4 TO 7 FT W 
OF 92W.

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GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N SPREADING N. 
.THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. 
SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...
SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT N PORTION.

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GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY THU. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. 
S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 
27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB