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FZNT24 KNHC 040859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU. A 
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 
30N87W TO 25N97W BY LATE FRI...AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2008

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 10 
KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT 
BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT W OF FRONT 
FRI NIGHT. 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 TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE NOV 04 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE 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 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI