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FZNT24 KNHC 211459
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 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.

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESS OVER THE E GULF THROUGH LATE WED. 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 
MOVES N AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THU. COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AND OVER THE FAR E
GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND 
E OF THE FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER MT/DGS