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FZNT24 KNHC 132037
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING FROM STRAITS OF FL TO 27N93W WILL 
WILL MOVE N SAT THROUGH MON. LOW PRES OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA WILL 
MOVE NE LATE TONIGHT.

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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...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.
.SUN AND MON...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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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...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 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH 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 2 TO 3 
FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.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.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS