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FZNT24 KNHC 311523
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER CAROLINAS WEAKENS THROUGH SUN ALLOW 
WINDS TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN INTO TUE.  
TROUGH APPROACHES FLORIDA E COAST SUN AND MON WITH WIND INCREASE 
OVER FAR NE GULF.  SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES LATE TUE OFF TEXAS 
COAST AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

$$
GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT 
NE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

FORECASTER WALLY BARNES