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FZNT24 KNHC 111446
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL OFFSHORE TEXAS AND STALL OVER THE 
NW WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE THU 
AND PUSH THE MERGED FRONT TO POSITION FROM 30N90W TO 19N85W 
SUNRISE FRI...FROM 30N84W TO 21N86W SUNRISE SAT...AND MOVE SE OF 
AREA AROUND SUNSET SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS AREA IN WAKE 
OF FRONT.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 
30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT FRI NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 
12 FT SAT NIGHT.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI 
NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 
25N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 
7 FT FLORIDA STRAITS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FLORIDA STRAITS.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT NW PART LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 
TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON