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FZNT24 KNHC 072109
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU AUG 07 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.

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT S TO 25N 
FRI AND SAT...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S TO ALONG THE GULF COAST 
SAT AND STALLS BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL 
REMAIN NEAR 25N SUN AND MON...AND NEAR 26N TUE.

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS W OF 93W.
.FRI THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 26N VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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FORECASTER KOSIER/BERG