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FZNT24 KNHC 220909
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 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.

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR GAINESVILLE FLORIDA 
995 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 
55 KT. FAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY W TO 29.N 83.2W AND INTO THE NE GULF 
OF MEXICO NEAR 29.8N 84.6W TONIGHT...REACHING 30.1N 86.1W SAT. 
FAY WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR THE FLORIDA AND ALABAMA BORDER NEAR 
30.5N 87.5W SAT NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION 
MOVING OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI TO 31.0N 89.5W BY 
SUN NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING A REMNANT LOW OVER CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI 
BY MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE...LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS PERSIST INTO 
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
W TO NW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
SHIFTING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS 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 AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N E OF 87W...

.TODAY...N OF 27N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N S TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
OF 27N E OF 88W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 87W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH 
GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO W WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N E OF 87W. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N E OF 
87W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 27N.  
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24 TO 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N...

.TODAY...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 
KT...INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT...THEN SHIFTING 
SW TO W LATE. SEAS INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SW 
TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 28N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 24N TO 28N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 84W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 
45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 29N W OF 
84W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT....SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN