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FZNT24 KNHC 300912
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

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

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.

$$
GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W 
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT  27 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N 
TO 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N 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 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. FROM 23N TO 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 CHRISTENSEN