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FZNT24 KNHC 180224
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON NOV 17 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.

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST MON NOV 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR GALVESTON BAY WILL WEAKEN 
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL 
AND EAST GULF.  THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM TAMPA BAY TO NEAR 29N90W 
TUE MORNING AND QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF BY WED MORNING...FOLLOWED 
BY AN AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE ACROSS THE EASTERN 
PORTION THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT 
SLIDES E OF THE AREA THU AND FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL THEN 
SWEEP THROUGH MUCH OF THE GULF FRI AND SAT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES 
BUILDING SE.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST MON NOV 17 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 
28N W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 
TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SE OF LINE FROM 30N92W TO 
25N95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SE PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT . 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W N OF 
29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON NOV 17 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5. 
W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 5 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 21N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 21N. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 20N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT N OF 22N LATE FRI INTO SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N SAT. 

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST MON NOV 17 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 
24N TO 28N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 
3 FT LATE. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST MON NOV 17 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK