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

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 
NE FL SW TO 24N90W TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL EXIT THE FAR SE GULF
TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUN. STRONG HIGH OVER TEXAS WILL WEAKEN WHILE 
MOVING E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH TUE. A 
REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NE FL TO 25N88W TO 25N94W 
MON NIGHT...FROM SW FL TO 22N90W BY TUE AFTERNOON...AND SE OF 
AREA WED MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL 
GULF LATE WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT NOV 15 2008

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N 
AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N.
.SUN...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...AND
TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
9 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S IN
THE AFTERNOON...AND E 10 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT NOV 15 2008

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W..

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO  
25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON...AND T O N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 23N LATE SUN NIGHT...AND 
TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 23N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT W OF 93W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W. 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 AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 
TO 15 KT E OF 94W IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 15 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT AND SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 AND TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.
.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.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND
2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT NOV 15 2008

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO  
6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 27N...AND TO 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 AND THU...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. N OF 26N
NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FT THU.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE