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FZNT24 KNHC 162119
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN NOV 16 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.

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS WILL 
GRADUALLY
DECREASE THROUGH MON MORNING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE
NORTHERN THROUGH TUE AND WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY 
SWEEP ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND E WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE FOLLOWED
BY STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRES BUILDING SE OVER MUCH OF THE 
NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF WED AND THU. THE HIGH WILL THEN 
MOVE SE AND WEAKEN OVER THE E GULF ON FRI AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES EASTERN TEXAS.

$$
GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU.
.FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
28N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 
FT S OF 27N.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS 
LATE EXCEPT SW TO W N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 
TO S 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.

$$
GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KR NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT LATE THU. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 KT OR LESS LATE WED THEN BECOMING W TO NW THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THU.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE