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FZNT24 KNHC 042121
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM 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 ALONG LINE
FROM 30N92W TO 28N95W TO 26N98W. LAND EXTENDS FROM 30N87W
TO 24N96W BY LATE FRI...AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE NOV 04 2008

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
SE 10 KT LATE SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. 
.THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NORTH WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...FROM 26N TO 28N EAST OF LINE FROM 26N96W TO 28N92W
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE NOV 04 2008

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE NOV 04 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
S OF 25N SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 27N SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N OF 29N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF FRONT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE
SE OF FRONT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. S OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 25N SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE NOV 04 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER MT