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FZNT24 KNHC 232057
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

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.

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST 
NEAR 30.6N 86.3W 999 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING W AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO BECOME A 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 31.2N 89.7W SUN 
AFTERNOON. FAY WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR 31.0N 91.0W MON 
AFTERNOON...31.0N 91.0W TUE AFTERNOON...OVER CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI 
AS A REMNANT LOW ON WED AND OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI ON THU. 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE N GULF WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 93W.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N E OF 94W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N E OF 94W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM SE QUADRANT OF 
CENTER OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27.5N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N 
TO 27.5N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 88W. ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 24N.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 
24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N PART.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 28N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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