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FZNT24 KNHC 050929
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 26N97W MOVE E AND 
DISSIPATE ALONG 28N TONIGHT.  WEAK HIGH PRES BUILD OVER N GULF 
MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT 
ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES