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FZNT24 KNHC 310900
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 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.

GMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS WEAKENS THROUGH SUN 
ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN INTO 
EARLY NEXT WEEK. A TROUGH APPROACHES THE FLORIDA EAST COAST SUN 
AND MON ALLOWING WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR NE GULF. 
SOUTHEAST RETURN FLOW INCREASES SLIGHTLY BY LATE TUE OFF TEXAS 
COAST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST.

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GMZ080-311530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
NE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-311530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TODAY...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-311530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N NE WINDS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ086-311530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN