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FZNT24 KNHC 151449
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT NOV 15 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.

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TALLAHASSEE FL 
SW TO 25N90W TO 24N97W WILL QUICKLY MOVE TO A LINE FROM 
CEDAR KEY FL THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
SE OF AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT 
OVER TEXAS SAT WILL WEAKEN SUN AND MON AND SPREAD EASTWARD ALONG 
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL REACH 
FROM NE FL TO 25N88W TO 25N94W MON NIGHT...FROM THE SW FL 
TO 22N90W BY TUE AFTERNOON...AND SE OF AREA WED MORNING. HIGH 
PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE GULF BEHIND THE FRONTS.

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST
S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT E OF 93W MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
27N AND TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 94W 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S NEAR TEXAS COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2008

...GALE WARNING W OF 93W..

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 23N LATE SUN 
NIGHT...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 23N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
E OF 94W...AND E TO SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT LATE.

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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT N OF 27N...AND TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 
27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...AND TO 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N...
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON AFTERNOON. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF FRONT TO 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 87W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN FRONT AND 26N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT TO 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 S OF 27N AND 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N SUN 
NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 
27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 26N 
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 
3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE