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FZNT24 KNHC 251512
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WILL MOVE SE REACHING THE FLORIDA KEYS AND YUCATAN CHANNEL 
SUN AND SOUTHEAST OF AREA SUN NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE 
MON AND TUE AS A REINFORCING COLD FRONT AND STRONG HIGH PRES 
BUILDS SOUTH ACROSS THE GULF. HIGH PRES WEAKENS WEDNESDAY.

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GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 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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GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT IN NE SWELL. W 
OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 96W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT TUE. W OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 SW 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 
FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S 
OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. 
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 9 TO 12 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
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 AND SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 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 E OF FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 
TO 12 FT S OF 27N.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

FORECASTER LL/CANGIALOSI