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FZNT24 KNHC 130905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU NOV 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY TROUGH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE 
TEXAS THROUGH FRI. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER MERGE WITH THE 
TROUGH LATE FRI AND MOVE RAPIDLY AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND E OF AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS W OF THE FRONT. 

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. 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.
.SUN...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 22N 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 28N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 
TO 15 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 2 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 DGS