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FZNT24 KNHC 280259
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 27 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.

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 23N98W CONTINUES TO 
SWEEP RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA AND MOVE SE OF AREA TUE. 
HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES 
THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 
FT N OF 28N. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 
27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO 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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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT EARLY BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT LATE TONIGHT AND TUE.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N. 
.THU AND FRI...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W 
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W N 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT  27 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT S OF 26N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N 
AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...SUBSIDING
3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS 
AND SEAS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

FORECASTER COBB/CHRISTENSEN