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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 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.

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV INLAND OVER LOUISIANA 
NEAR 31.7N 93.4W 985 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING NW 11 KT. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. GUSTAV WILL MOVE FARTHER 
INLAND AND WEAKEN. A WEAK TRAILING TROUGH OF GUSTAV EXTENDS FROM 
30N93W TO 26N97W THU WILL DISSIPATE FRI.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 23N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008

.TODAY...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 26N TO 
28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI..N OF 26N E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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FORECASTER DGS