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FZNT24 KNHC 241319
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 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.

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 1011 MB LOW NEAR 27N89W TO 
18N93W. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA TONIGHT AND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL 
LATE SUN AND E OF THE AREA MON.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT....N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF FRONT NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

FORECASTER DGS