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FZNT24 KNHC 102042
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM 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 OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT AND 
THU. A SECOND STRONG COLD SURGE ENTERING THE NW WATERS EARLY FRI 
WILL PUSH THE FRONT TO A POSITION FROM TAMPA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
AROUND SUNRISE SAT AND SE OF AREA BY DAYBREAK SUN. 

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH THU...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 12 FT. 

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO THE N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE FRI AFTERNOON AND N LATE 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 24N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N 
LATE.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008

.TONIGHT 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 AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE FRI AND
SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER N WATERS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A FEW SHOWERS 
EARLY.

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FORECASTER NELSON