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FZNT24 KNHC 250305
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW NEAR 30N84W TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SHIFTS E REACHING FROM TAMPA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT 
AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. WINDS AND SEAS 
INCREASE SUN THROUGH TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 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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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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 3 TO 5 FT. 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/CHRISTENSEN