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FZNT24 KNHC 131517
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO NORTHEAST MEXICO WILL STALL THIS AFTERNOON AND DRIFT 
NORTHWEST TO THE TEXAS COAST FRIDAY. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO THE TEXAS COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND MOVE 
RAPIDLY EAST AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
LATE SATURDAY AND EAST OF AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. 

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 LL