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FZNT24 KNHC 260901
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 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.

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN  
PENINSULA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS 
WILL INCREASE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY BEHIND A REINFORCING COLD 
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF MONDAY.  
HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL 
WEAKEN WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N 
WINDS INCREASE TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 
FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.THU...E TO SE 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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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. W OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
30 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT.
.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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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S 
OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. N OF 28N WINDS INCREASE TO N 20 
TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
N OF 26N AND 9 TO 12 FT S OF 26N. WINDS DIMINISH TO N TO NE 20 
KT N OF 25N LATE TUE.
.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 TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT MON AFTERNOON. 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 
5 TO 8 FT THU.

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