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FZNT24 KNHC 042101
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO FAR S TEXAS WILL 
MOVE SLOWLY E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 
24N95W BY FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE N
CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITH N SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE 
AREA.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.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 23N.
.FRI THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 
KT ALONG THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF
93W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 PM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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 AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 04 2008

.TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FAR SE
PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT FAR SE PART. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS
S OF 26N.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER AGUIRRE