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FZNT24 KNHC 261449
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

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

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 
KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 
TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 
TO 6 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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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
W OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT N OF 22N E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
30 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 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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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 
26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N 
AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 26N. 
.WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 9 TO 12 FT S OF 27N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT THU. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT 
THU.

FORECASTER LL/CANGIALOSI