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

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED THEN 
STALL AND WEAKEN THU. A SECOND MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL 
ENTER THE NW WATERS FRI AND MERGE WITH THE LEADING BOUNDARY 
FROM 30N88W TO 27N98W FRI NIGHT...CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA SAT...AND SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
ACROSS AREA IN WAKE OF FRONT THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E 
OF 92W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 THROUGH 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.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N 
SWELL. 

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 
13 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.SUN...N OF 23N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW 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 ALONG 
AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 
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 AND THU NIGHT...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 AND 
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT NW PART FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI