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FZNT24 KNHC 040844
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD NEAR 28.1N 90.1W 1002 MB AT 5 
AM CDT MOVING W 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 
KT. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 
28.4N 91.6W THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 29.0N 93.7W TONIGHT THEN 
INLAND OVER SE TEXAS NEAR 29.7N 95.9W TUE AND WEAKEN TO A 
REMNANT LOW NEAR 31.5N 102.5W WED NIGHT.  

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 89W...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
20 NM NE QUADRANT OF EDOUARD. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. 
HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF EDOUARD. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF EDOUARD. HIGHEST WINDS 60 
KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. 
HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS 
TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF EDOUARD. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008

.TODAY...N OF 23N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 89W...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
20 NM NE QUADRANT OF EDOUARD. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.  
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. 
HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT FROM 24N 
TO 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM 
RADIUS OF EDOUARD. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 04 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS