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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED NOV 05 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.

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE PORTION OF U.S. WILL SHIFT E 
AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO 26N98W FRI MORNING AND FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N98W SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL THEN 
STALL AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TO 
THE DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. MODERATE TO STRONG SLY RETURN FLOW WILL 
ESTABLISH AGAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON MON.  

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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 
20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT NW OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT NW WATERS.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N.
.MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS FAR N.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W E TO SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN 
N SWELL E OF 93W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 93W.
.SUN...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 28N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 88W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
28N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 
28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. 
.SAT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N OF 26N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER GR