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FZNT24 KNHC 110901
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE NOV 11 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.

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E AS A 
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED AND WILL EXTEND 
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO THU AND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI THEN GET RE-ENFORCED AND 
EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO W YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT.

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
8 TO 11 FT. 

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N N 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER DGS