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FZNT24 KNHC 260308
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA MOVES SE REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO YUCATAN 
CHANNEL SUN AND SOUTHEAST OF AREA BY SUN NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS 
INCREASE MON THROUGH TUE BEHIND A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVING 
SOUTH ACROSS THE GULF. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WEAKENS WED AND 
THU.

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 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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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT TO 20 KT E OF 91W LAT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.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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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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/CHRISTENSEN