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FZNT24 KNHC 291514
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 29 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.

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BUILDS 
INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. THROUGH THU...THEN SHIFTS NE THROUGH THE 
CAROLINAS THIS WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 21N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT  27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 FORMOSA