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FZNT24 KNHC 091510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN NOV 09 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 24N80W TO 23N97W WILL MOVE SE OF 
AREA EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE N OF THE FRONT WITH 
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING OVER THE WESTERN WATERS IN ADVANCE OF 
THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE 
WED THEN STALL OVER THE NW GULF THU.

$$
GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 29N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE  OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

$$
GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N E OF 89W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SUN NOV 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON