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FZNT24 KNHC 310305
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 30 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.

GMZ089-310930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BUILDS UNTO 
SE U.S. THROUGH THU THEN SHIFTS NE THROUGH CAROLINAS THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-310930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE 
SUN. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-310930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-310930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 
4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-310930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE 
TO 4 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

FORECASTER FORMOSA