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FZNT24 KNHC 112138
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON AUG 11 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.

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW CUBA TO THE NW GULF WILL 
DRIFT N THROUGH FRI. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE S CENTRAL 
PLAINS MOVES E TO THE CAROLINAS INCREASING WINDS OVER THE NW 
GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AND OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF TUE 
NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THU.

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO 
SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 
27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25 N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 11 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS