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FZNT24 KNHC 311532
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 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.

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GUSTAV OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO 
NEAR 25.3N 86.0W 962 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. GUSTAV WILL STRENGTHEN NEAR 
27.0N 87.7W THIS EVENING AND NEAR 28.6N 89.7W MON MORNING AND 
THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO NEAR 30.0N 91.5W MON 
EVENING AND WEAKEN TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH BY TUE MORNING. 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE FAR NE GULF TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 94W LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON 
NIGHT... 

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL 
STORM FORCE OR GREATER LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 
19 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS 
E OF 92W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS 
WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW 
QUADRANT AND 140 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS 140 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 33 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 
95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N E OF 95W.
.TUE...N OF 28N E OF 94W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT . ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 95W SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 95W 
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 93W SW TO W 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N NW TO N 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM 
CONDITIONS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 
120 NM ELSEWHERE FROM CENTER OF GUSTAV. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING 
TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT...INCREASING TO 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE ...300 
NM SE QUADRANT...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 
TO 47 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS 
SQUALLS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS 
WITHIN 175 NM NE...150 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
140 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. 
HIGHEST SEAS TO 50 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING 
TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 
5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 26N.
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 89W DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT 
TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 
87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS 
WITHIN AND NEAR AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N W OF 83W...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE OF HANNA. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER ENTIRE AREA S OF 29N W OF 82W. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
AND SQUALLS S OF 29N SUN.
.MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 27N W OF 84W. HIGHEST 
WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 26N W OF 84W. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N SE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK