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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE NOV 18 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.

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE FAR NW 
GULF EARLY THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF TONIGHT. IN 
ITS WAKE...STRONG CONTINENTAL HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SUN BRINGING SURGES OF MODERATE N TO NE 
WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST WATERS.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W 
...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 28N W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 93W
...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N NE TO TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2008

.TONIGHT...SE OF LINE 24N90W TO 19N95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 96W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT E PART LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT E PART LATE AND SAT.
.SUN...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E 
SWELL.

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E 5 TO 10 KT...OR LESS LATE EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 29N. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT NE PART
THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE OF LINE 30N85W TO 26N90W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF LINE 29N83W TO 28N85W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S 
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S PART.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE