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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON NOV 03 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.

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST MON NOV 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU. A 
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 
30N89W TO 28N97W BY LATE FRI...AND FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
25N90W TO 28N97W BY LATE SAT. 

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST MON NOV 03 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 TO SW WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S PORTION. 

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON NOV 03 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...E OF 94W NE 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 THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 10 TO 
15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
2 FT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST MON NOV 03 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE 
TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 24N THU. 
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT W OF 
COLD FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT W OF FRONT LATE. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST MON NOV 03 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S FRI. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 
TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER COBB