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FZNT24 KNHC 201445
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY OFF THE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 28.6N 
80.6W 995 MB AT 10 AM CDT. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT 
MOVING N 3 KT. FAY WILL MOVE TO 29.0N 80.6W THIS EVENING THEN 
TURN BACK NW INLAND ALONG THE NE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 29.4N 81.2W 
THU THEN FURTHER INLAND OVER N FLORIDA NEAR 29.8N 82.2W THU 
NIGHT THEN WEAKEN A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER N FLORIDA NEAR 
30.0N 82.5W FRI THE WEAKEN TO A LOW INLAND NEAR 30.5N 84.5W SAT 
AND IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 31.0N 86.5W SUN.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
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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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 87W N WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 26N E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 26N W OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 87W.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF 27N 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 7 TO 9 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 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/DGS