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FZNT24 KNHC 241459
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW NEAR 30N87W WILL SHIFT 
E AND WEAKEN AS LOW TRACKS NE. COLD FRONT WILL REACH TAMPA TO 
YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN 
CHANNEL SUN. WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUN THROUGH TUE 
OVER MIDDLE AND EAST WATERS N OF REINFORCING COLD FRONT.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 92W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
W OF 92W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT 
SUN. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W 
OF NW WATERS TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 28N 
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N 
OF 26N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS EARLY. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF 
FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27 
AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N.

FORECASTER DGS/CANGIALOSI