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FZNT24 KNHC 250912
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF FAY OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WILL DRIFT 
N AND DISSIPATE BY 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.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS S OF 27N  
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 S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO 
S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

.TODAY 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.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 26N SW TO W 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.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 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.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN