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FZNT24 KNHC 150857
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN 
MIDDLE GULF SAT AND SUN THEN MERGE WITH A RIDGE AXIS NEAR THE N 
GULF COAST MON AND TUE. LOW PRES...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...WILL MOVE W OF THE BAHAMAS TOWARDS FLORIDA SUN THROUGH 
TUE.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 10 TO 15 
KT W OF 93W AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 23N E OF 95W AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S 
OF 23N E OF 95W AT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W 
OF 92W TODAY THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG