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FZNT24 KNHC 220916
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT NOV 22 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.

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR
24N80W TO 23N88W TO 22N93W TO 19N95W. THE E PART OF THE FRONT 
WILL DRIFT SE WHILE THE W PART BECOMES DIFFUSE THIS WEEKEND. 
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SE U.S. BEHIND FRONT AND MOVES 
OFFSHORE MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF MON 
NIGHT AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 30N87W TO 27N92W LATE MON/EARLY
TUE...FROM TAMPA BAY TO 21N97W TUE MORNING BEFORE 
DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS WED.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW
10 KT OR LESS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
N OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 
25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EARLY 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER MT