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FZNT24 KNHC 040314
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG TEXAS COAST WILL DRIFT E AND DISSIPATE 
THU NIGHT...LEAVING A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRES IN PLACE FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE REMAINDER 
OF THE WEEK. FRESH E WINDS OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL 
DIMINISH THROUGH THU BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND TROPICAL STORM 
HANNA...WHICH WILL REMAIN E OF THE AREA.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS E 
OF 94W.
.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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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 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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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N W OF 88W. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.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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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT TO 8 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/CHRISTENSEN