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FZNT24 KNHC 120904
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED NOV 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS 
AFTERNOON THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THU. A SECOND MUCH STRONGER COLD 
FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE FRONT FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE FRI AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT 
AND SE OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS AREA SUN.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL. 

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 
10 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 
25N NW TO N WINDS TO TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS