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FZNT24 KNHC 061436
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 06 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.

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FAR WESTERN FL PANHANDLE TO
25N92W WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WEAK 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MON AND TUE. 
HURRICANE IKE IN SW N ATLC IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE SE GULF TUE 
AND TRACK INTO THE MIDDLE GULF WED.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE E OF
92W TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER FAR E PART.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE AND WED...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 T O 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER FAR E PART WED. 

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 06 2008

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 88W TUE AND WED...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO  
MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE MON S OF 26N.
.TUE...S OF 26N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 
12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO THE E PART LATE FROM THE 
SE.
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S 
OF 28N E OF 88W. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE 
SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 06 2008

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N TUE AND WED...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE 
MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N..
.TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IKE. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT 
GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND 
TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT STRAITS OF 
FL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
EARLY...THEN TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N.
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED 
S OF 27N. FROM 27N TO 28N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N.
 
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FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE