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FZNT24 KNHC 130847
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING FROM STRAITS OF FL TO 27N94W WILL 
MOVE E AS LOW PRES OVER ALABAMA TRACKS E TO THE CAROLINAS. RIDGE 
WILL THEN REBUILD FROM S FL TO THE NW GULF THU AND LIFT N FRI 
THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS DIMINISHING TO ISOLATED.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY 
INCREASING TO 20 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N 
TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS 
N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N SW TO W 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 ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.TODAY...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 28N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI