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FZNT24 KNHC 242049
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW NEAR 30N86W TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL SHIFT E REACHING FROM TAMPA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
TONIGHT AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. WINDS AND 
SEAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUN THROUGH TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES 
BUILDS SOUTH.

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
6 TO 9 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. S OF FRONT S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND 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.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 8 
FT S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

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

FORECASTER CANGIALOSI