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FZNT24 KNHC 240920
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 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.

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHERN 
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA BEFORE WEAKENING OVER THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. STRONG WINDS OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF 
ASSOCIATED WITH FAY WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE A RIDGE 
OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG 25N ACROSS GULF WATERS THROUGH MID 
WEEK.

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.TODAY...N OF 28N E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 94W W TO NW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E 
OF 93W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 15 
TO 20KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10  TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 93W. 
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS LATE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW TO W 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.TODAY...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN