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FZNT24 KNHC 241503
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON NOV 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL MOVE EAST THIS 
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON 
TO FROM NEAR TAMPA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN 
MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BE OVER THE 
SOUTHEAST U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THU 
WITH A RIDGE ALONG 30N THURSDAY AND 25N FRIDAY. COLD FRONT MOVE 
TO THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W. N OF 28N SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT E OF 95W... 
AND SE 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 10 KT... 
DIMINISHING TO NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TONIGHT AND N WINDS 10 KT 
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.WED...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
NE TO E 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT N OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 
KT TUE NIGHT...AND TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
FAR N PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND 
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.

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FORECASTER LL