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FZNT24 KNHC 252043
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 BY SUN NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE MON 
THROUGH TUE AS A REINFORCING COLD FRONT AND STRONG HIGH PRES 
BUILDS SOUTH ACROSS THE GULF. HIGH PRES WEAKENS WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 27N.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.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 THROUGH 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 7 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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.
.MON 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 AND THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
2 TO 4 FT THU. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT THU.

FORECASTER CANGIALOSI