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FZNT24 KNHC 302148
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 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.

GMZ089-310330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE GUSTAV AT 22.1N 82.9W 942 MB AT 
5 PM EST MOVING NW 13 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 130 KT GUSTS 
160 KT. GUSTAV MOVE OVER WRN CUBA TONIGHT TO 23.4N 84.4W TONIGHT 
...25.3N 86.5W SUN WITH LANDFALL NEAR 29.0N 90.7W MON AFTERNOON. 
HIGH PRES BUILD S INTO THE FAR NE GULF TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-310330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 94W SUN NIGHT 
THROUGH LATE MON... 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E OF 92W NE WIND INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 29N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT...EXCEPT IN 
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE 
NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS 
EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 93W. HIGHEST WINDS 135 GUSTS TO 165 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER W OF 95W. HIGHEST SEAS 46 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM 
OF GUSTAV.
.TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N 
E OF 94W. HIGHEST WINDS 70 GUSTS 85 KT. SEA 12 FT OR GREATER N 
OF 27N E OF 94W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 
FT. S OF 28N SW 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG N COAST.

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GMZ082-310330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ084-310330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 26N E OF 88W...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED 
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 100 
NM NW QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 135 GUSTS 165 KT. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. 
HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 25 KT INCREASE TO 
33 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILD TO 12 LATE. N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N.
.SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 160 NM NE 
QUADRANT...125 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. 
HIGHEST WINDS 140 GUSTS 170 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
240 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS ENTIRE 
AREA.
.MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 160 NM 
NE...140 NM SE AND 100 NM SW AND NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 125 
GUSTS 155 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 
180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 
KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 
FT S OF 27N LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N 
W OF 89W MON NIGHT THEN DIMINISH TO 20 TUE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. 
REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 25N E 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-310330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED 
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...125 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 100 
NM NW QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS 135 GUSTS 165 KT. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. 
HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 
12 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT 
BUILD TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM STORM 
CONDITIONS S OF 28N W OF 82W. HIGHEST WINDS 160 GUSTS 165 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER ENTIRE AREA S OF 29N W OF 82W. HIGHEST 
SEAS 45 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS 
TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS TO 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT 
MON NIGHT. N OF 26N E OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 8 IN SE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E TO SE S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES