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FZNT24 KNHC 122054
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-130330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM 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 AND MON.

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GMZ080-130330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.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 NIGHT...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 AND MON...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS
11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE SUN. 

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GMZ082-130330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. 

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GMZ084-130330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

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GMZ086-130330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES