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FZNT24 KNHC 140830
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 14 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.

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SW WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER NE GULF AS LOW PRES OFF 
THE SE CONUS MOVES WELL E OF AREA. RIDGE EXTENDING FROM STRAITS 
OF FL TO 27N93W WILL MOVE N SAT THROUGH MON. 

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 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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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 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 NE TO E 15 
TO 20 KT E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E OF 93W.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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.
.FRI...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N SW TO W 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 OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 26N.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 
TO NW FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT FAR N PART EARLY. S 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 
WINDS SUN. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI