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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST REACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN 
CHANNEL SUNDAY AND SOUTHEAST OF AREA LATE SUNDAY. WINDS AND SEAS 
INCREASE MON AND TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF. HIGH PRES WEAKEN SOME WEDNESDAY.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 
TO 6 FT S OF 27N.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 95W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 
OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT TUE. W OF 
95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. S OF FRONT S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
AND E OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT BY LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 10 
FT S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TODAY...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27 AND 7 TO 10 FT 
S OF 27N.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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