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FZNT24 KNHC 262057
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 STRONG 
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 SLIGHTLY WED THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 
KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 
TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 
TO 5 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.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.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 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W AND 2 TO 4 FT 
W OF 93W.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS S 
PART.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 26N 
AND 10 TO 13 FT S OF 26N. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND FRI...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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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/CHRISTENSEN