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FZNT24 KNHC 101424
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL SHIFT E 
THROUGH MID WEEK MAINTAINING FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NW WATERS WED STALLING WED NIGHT AND THU. A SECOND STRONG 
COLD SURGE NW WATERS EARLY FRI WILL PUSH THE FRONT TO A POSITION 
FROM TAMPA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE SAT. 

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT BRIEFLY THU...THEN INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT NW PART LATE 
FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW 
PART.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT AND 
SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER N WATERS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON