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FZNT24 KNHC 100830
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 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.

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA
TO SE LOUISIANA WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. RIDGE EXTENDS FROM N CUBA 
TO THE NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DRIFTS N TO 25N BY TUE AND 
TO 26N BY THU. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE S CENTRAL PLAINS 
WILL INCREASE WINDS OVER THE W GULF THROUGH TUE AND OVER THE N 
CENTRAL AND NE WATERS LATE TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008

.TODAY...W OF 93W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W 
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 92W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR 
LESS THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
FROM 24N TO 26N S 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.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT N OF 29N. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 
24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 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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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 26N SW TO W 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 
25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 
25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 27N.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI