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FZNT24 KNHC 250300
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF FAY OVER MISSISSIPPI WILL DRIFT 
N AND DISSIPATE WED. OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
ALONG 25N THROUGH MID WEEK AND LIFT N TOWARD 27N BY THE END OF 
THE WEEK.

$$
GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 93W. 
.TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15  KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N SW TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE 
TO N WINDS TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
TO N WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...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.

$$
FORECASTER DGS/SCHAUER CLARK