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

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV IS WELL INLAND OVER NW 
LOUISIANA. GUSTAV WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND AND 
WEAKEN. A WEAK TRAILING TROUGH OF GUSTAV WILL EXTEND FROM 30N93W 
TO 26N97W WED NIGHT AND WILL DISSIPATE FRI.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N 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 BECOMING E TO SE LATE SAT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 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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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 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 2 TO 
4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 3 FT.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI