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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 28 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.

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE SE UNITED 
STATES THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN SOME AS IT BEGINS TO SLIDE ENE 
TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 28 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 
5 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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 
95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 28 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON OCT  27 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N 
AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 26N N TO 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE OCT 28 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N N TO NE 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. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN.

FORECASTER COBB