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FZNT24 KNHC 230914
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 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.

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...THE STATIONARY FRONT FROM SIX HOURS AGO HAS 
DISSIPATED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE ATLC 
MON. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF COAST MON 
AFTERNOON...BE ALONG LINE FROM 25N80W 26N98W TUE AFTERNOON...
DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE
SE INTO THE NE GULF THU.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT
N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT.
.WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 94W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 21N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.
.WED...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 94W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER MT