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FZNT24 KNHC 011519
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 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.

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY HIGH PRES 1031 MB OVER MID ATLC SEABOARD 
MAINTAINS FRESH E WIND FLOW ACROSS GULF WATERS THEN SHIFT E WED 
AS COLD FRONT APPROACH TEXAS SE COAST.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  W OF 93W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. W OF 94W
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE WATERS SUN NIGHT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. S OF 29N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 28N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES