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FZNT24 KNHC 270305
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 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.

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL BEGIN 
TO LIFT NW SAT NIGHT REACHING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE SUN...THEN MEANDER OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF WATERS 
MON AND TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS 
EARLY WED AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE SUN. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT...SHIFTING TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S PART.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S PART.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 28N 
TO 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
28N NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N 
SE OF TROUGH E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
PART. 
.TUE AND WED...NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
TROUGH SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH 
TUE.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH AND ALONG COLD FRONT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON