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FZNT24 KNHC 082030
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 08 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.

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT S TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF 
COAST ON SAT AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN AND MON. WEAK HIGH PRES 
RIDGE ALONG 25N THIS WEEKEND IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AND DRIFT 
N TO ALONG 26N BY TUE.

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 08 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE. E 
OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 
95W.
.SAT...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
96W SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS E OF 94W.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT AT 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. FROM 
24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 24N VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. 

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 08 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT TO 15 
KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER BERG