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FZNT24 KNHC 010315
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER CAROLINAS WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AND 
ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS GULF WATERS.  WEAK TROUGH 
APPROACH FLORIDA SE COAST MON WITH WIND DIMINISH OVER E GULF.
APPROACHING COLD FRONT OVER SE TEXAS INCREASE S RETURN FLOW
N OF 25N W OF 95W. 
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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT 
NE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 95W S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 95W
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TONIGHT 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

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