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FZNT24 KNHC 262113
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED NOV 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NE WATERS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT 
E IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE NW 
WATERS FRI EVENING AND MOVE TO 30N80W TO 26N97W SAT...30N84W TO 
19N95W SUN AND SE OF THE AREA MON.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED NOV 26 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED NOV 26 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 
TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 26 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 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.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED NOV 26 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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 E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 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.
.MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI