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FZNT24 KNHC 100917
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON NOV 10 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.

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E OF THE 
AREA BY WED AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST WED 
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S 
TEXAS THU INTO FRI MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE GULF LATE 
ON FRI.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.TODAY 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.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS