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FZNT24 KNHC 041433
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM SW LOUISIANA TO FAR
S TEXAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY E AND GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 
NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 24N95W BY FRI NIGHT. WEAK RIDGE WILL EXTEND
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE 
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. 

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF 93W SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY N 
OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF BOUNDARY.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N...BECOMING SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 5 TO 10 KT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.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 5 TO 10 KT. 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 5 TO 10 KT. 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/AGUIRRE