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FZNT24 KNHC 260903
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED NOV 26 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.

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED NOV 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N80W TO 23N88W TO
25N96W...SHOULD REACH FROM THE 23N80W IN CUBA TO 24N93W... 
BECOMING WARM FROM 23N90W TO MEXICO GULF COAST NEAR 26N.
THE FRONT SHOULD WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY BY THU.
ANOTHER FRONT SHOULD ARRIVE IN THE NW WATERS EARLY SAT...
FROM 30N85W TO 25N98W SAT MORNING AND FROM 31N86W TO 24N98W
SAT EVENING...FROM 30N84W TO 22N98W SUN MORNING...AND FROM
27N84W TO 23N88W TO 20N91W SUN EVENING. 

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED NOV 26 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED NOV 26 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EARLY BECOMING SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 23N EARLY BECOMING SEAS
2 TO 3 FT EVERYWHERE LATER. S OF 23N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
OR TSTMS FAR NW LATE.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 26 2008

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS N OF 28N LATE. S OF 28N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SEAS 1 FT
OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BECOMING SEAS 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 26 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS LATE. S OF 27N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.THU...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING
SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
OR LESS BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART LATE.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER MT