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FZNT24 KNHC 091449
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 09 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE COAST 
OF LOUISIANA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. RIDGE BUILDS W 
ALONG 25N SUN AND DRIFTS N THROUGH WED. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE 
OVER THE S CENTRAL PLAINS WILL INCREASE S WINDS OVER THE W GULF 
SUN THROUGH TUE AND OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT 
NE 10 KT OR LESS N OF FRONT. W OF 94W S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 22N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT AT 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO 
NE 10 KT OR LESS N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 
23N TO 28N.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 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 CANGIALOSI/BERG