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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 20 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.

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY AT 4 AM CDT IS INLAND OVER 
FLORIDA NEAR 28.2N 82.6W 993 MB WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 
55 KT MOVING N 4 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE CENTRAL FL 
COAST WED AFTERNOON NEAR 28.8N 80.6W AND GAIN A BIT OF STRENGTH 
FROM 50 KT TO 60 KT AS IT TURNS BACK NW TOWARD THE NE FLORIDA 
COAST NEAR 29.3N 80.9W EARLY THU MORNING. FAY WILL REMAIN A 
TROPICAL STORM AND MOVE INLAND ALONG FL COAST THU AFTERNOON NEAR 
29.6N 81.5W. FAY WILL STAY INLAND AND WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION FRI 
MORNING NEAR 30.0N 82.5W...STAY A DEPRESSION SAT MORNING NEAR 
30.4N 84.1W...AND CONTINUE AS A DEPRESSION ON SUNDAY MORNING IN 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 30.7N 86.0W.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...W OF 92W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 93W.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

.TODAY...N OF 23N E OF 87W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 27N E OF 87W FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. FROM 25 TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   

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FORECASTER MT