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FZNT24 KNHC 211450
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 21 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.

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 29.3N 80.0W AT 10 AM CDT 
STATIONARY 994 MB. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY WILL 
MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 29.5N 81.6W THIS EVENING THE TO NEAR 29.6 
82.7W FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALONG THE 
GULF COAST NEAR 29.8N 84.0W FRI EVENING THEN OVER THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE 30.0N 85.5W SAT THEN INTO ALABAMA NEAR 31.0N 88.0W SUN 
THEN INTO MISSISSIPPI NEAR 31.5N 89.5W MON.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 92W.
.SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

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

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS