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FZNT24 KNHC 051443
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
WILL DRIFT E AND DISSIPATE ALONG 28N TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES 
BUILD OVER N GULF MON AND TUE. HURRICANE IKE OVER THE S CENTRAL
ATLC MAY NEAR THE EXTREME SE GULF LATE TUE PRECEDED BY INCREASING
WINDS AND SEAS.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 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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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FAR SE PART TUE...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FAR SE PART. ELSEWHERE S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT EARLY...THEN 8 
TO 12 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 27N BECOMING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.
 
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FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE