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

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESS OVER THE N GULF WILL MOVE E AS COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED AND EXTENDS SE LOUISIANA 
COAST 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 E OF THE AREA SUN.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

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

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

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

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS