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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN NOV 02 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.

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 02 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE SLOWLY SHIFTS E ACROSS AREA THROUGH 
THU. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT AND EXTENDS 
FROM 30N87W TO 22N97W BY LATE FRI.

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SUN NOV 02 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  W OF 
93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. E OF COLD FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN NOV 02 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH 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 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF COLD 
FRONT LATE.

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 02 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR 
LESS TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PORTION TONIGHT. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE 10 TO 
15 KT S OF 24N THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT S OF 24N 
THU. 
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 02 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 29N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE FRI. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER COBB