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FZNT24 KNHC 040901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU SEP 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG TEXAS COAST WILL DRIFT E AND DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT. WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRES IN PLACE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND AREA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. 

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.TODAY...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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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT 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 ENTIRE AREA.
.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 DGS