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FZNT24 KNHC 032058
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDING S FROM GUSTAV ALONG TEXAS COAST 
WILL DRIFT E TO ALONG 30N93W 28N97W TONIGHT...30N92W 26N94W THU 
AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS EXPECTED TO 
STAY E OF THE AREA. 

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. E OF TROUGH 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.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 22N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH 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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. 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.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI