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FZNT24 KNHC 251431
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF FAY OVER NE LOUISIANA WILL DRIFT N 
AND DISSIPATE BY WED. OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
ALONG 25N E OF 92W THROUGH WED...THEN LIFT N TO 27N BY FRI.

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 92W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AND REMAINDER AREA.
.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. 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 N TO 
NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 87W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. 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. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/AGUIRRE