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FZNT24 KNHC 031434
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 03 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDING S FROM GUSTAV WILL DRIFT E OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST FROM SW LOUISIANA TO CORPUS CHRISTI TX TONIGHT... 
ALONG 30N92W 26N94W THU AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM 
HANNA IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WINDS OVER THE E GULF LATE THU AND 
FRI AS IT MOVES OVER THE NW BAHAMAS AND NEAR THE E COAST OF 
FLORIDA. 

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 
SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER DGS/CANGIALOSI