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FZNT24 KNHC 121530
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT JUST OFF TEXAS SE COAST STALL FROM MOBILE 
ALABAMA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND WEAKEN THU.  SECOND MUCH 
STRONGER COLD FRONT MERGE WITH FRONT AND REACH FRI AND FROM 
TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND SE OF AREA SUN.  HIGH 
PRES BUILD ACROSS AREA SUN.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. 

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. 

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008

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

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES