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FZNT24 KNHC 140318
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING FROM STRAITS OF FL TO 27N93W WILL 
WILL MOVE N SAT THROUGH MON. STATIONARY FRONT JUST INLAND 
THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI MORNING AS LOW
PRES DEPARTS THE SE UNITED STATES TONIGHT INTO THU MORNING.

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 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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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 
20 KT E OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E OF 94W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 
SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.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 5 TO 10 KT. 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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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 13 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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