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FZNT24 KNHC 060312
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N93W WILL  
DISSIPATE SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILD OVER N GULF MON AND TUE. 
HURRICANE IKE IN THE ATLC IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE EXTREME 
SE GULF TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.TONIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE 
AREA.

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N
W OF 94W.
.SAT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W AND N TO NE E OF 94W WED. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 05 2008

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N E OF 85W TUE AND WED...

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 26N S TO SW 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 THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...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 TO 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 AGUIRRE/CHRISTENSEN