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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
720 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

UPDATED MIDDLE AND E GULF ZONES

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 
720 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
720 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 
720 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...UPDATED  
720 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008
 
UPDATED WINDS FOR TONIGHT AND THU FOR N OF 27N

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W 20 
TO 25 KT E OF 87W...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF 87W...SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT THU IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 27N
.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...UPDATED
720 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

UPDATE WINDS FOR TONIGHT AND THU N OF 27N AND FROM 25N TO 27N

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 
27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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 AGUIRRE