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FZNT24 KNHC 292040
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

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

$$
GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH 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.
.MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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.
.MON...E OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT  27 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 6 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

FORECASTER FORMOSA