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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON SEP 22 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.

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS....TROUGH ALONG 96W WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT WEST  
THROUGH TUE NIGHT/WED. RIDGE N OF AREA THROUGH THU.
BROAD LOW SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL EXTEND NORTHWARD INCREASING
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTH GULF TUE THROUGH THU.
RIDGE AND BROAD LOW WILL WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING SEAS 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N E OF 95W SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT... W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...N OF 22N E OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BECOMING SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 23N E OF 94W AND N OF 22N W OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT 
EARLY BECOMING NE WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EARLY
BECOMING SEAS 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT S OF 10N E OF 93W SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 22N E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...FROM 24N TO 25N W OF 88W NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 88W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 22 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER MT