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FZNT24 KNHC 130301
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 29N94W TO 25N97W WILL DRIFT E THROUGH 
FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE FRI AND 
MERGE WITH THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH. THE QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT 
WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND WILL 
MOVE SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.FRI...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF TROUGH S TO 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
MON. 

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT 
N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT N OF FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT LATE.
.SUN...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 
TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. 
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT MON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT MON. 

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED NOV 12 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 
5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW N 
OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI