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FZNT24 KNHC 102105
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA 
TO SE LOUISIANA WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 
N CUBA TO THE NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DRIFTS N TO THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE AND WED...25N THU...AND 26N FRI. 
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE S CENTRAL PLAINS WILL INCREASE 
WINDS OVER THE NW GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND OVER THE N CENTRAL 
AND NE WATERS TUE NIGHT AND WED.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N TUE AND TUE 
NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...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 ISOLATED TSTMS WED.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008

.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. 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.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU AND FRI...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 ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008

.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING SCATTERED N 
OF 27N TUE.
.TUE NIGHT AND 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 AND FRI...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 ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.

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FORECASTER BERG