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FZNT24 KNHC 090253
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 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. SYSTEM MOVING INTO 
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SUN AND E INTO THE SE MON THROUGH WED WILL 
INCREASE WINDS OVER W GULF SUN AND MON AND E ACROSS THE N GULF 
TUE AND WED. WEAK RIDGE REMAINS OVER SE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 08 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE. E 
OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS E OF 94W.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 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 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT S OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 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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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 08 2008

.TONIGHT...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 1 TO 2 FT. 
.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 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 SCHAUER CLARK