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FZNT24 KNHC 080926
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON SEP 08 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.

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE ALONG N COAST OF CUBA AT 2XXXN 7XXXW 
945 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 13 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 
100 GUSTS TO 120 KT.  IKE INLAND INLAND CUBA EMERGE NEAR 23.1N 
83.0W TUE INTO GULF OF MEXICO.  IKE REACH 25.5N 87.0W WED NIGHT 
...27.0N 90.0W THU NIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO NW GULF FRI. 

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 94W THU AND FRI...

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE TUE. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT WED.
SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT WED. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 92W.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
EXPECTED E OF 93W. FROM 93W TO 95W N TO NE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 92W SPREADING W.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
EXPECTED E OF 94W. W OF 94W N TO NE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 
FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 95W.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 92W FRI...

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 23N E OF 93W N WINDS INCREASE TO 
25 KT WED AND THU. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT 
THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NE PART WED AND THU. 
.FRI...N OF 24N E OF 92W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH 
SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER.  ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 93W WIND TO 
33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 22N E OF 95W.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
430 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
S OF 25N E OF 86W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TUE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 12 
FT OR GREATER TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASE TO 33 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. 
N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVERSPREADING ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N 
OF 24N. S OF 24N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
AND SQUALLS.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 08 2008

...HURRICANE CONDITIONS S OF 27N THROUGH WED...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 84W NE WINDS INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. N OF 28N NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
120 NM OF CENTER OF IKE. HIGHEST WIND 75 GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WIND. HIGHEST 
SEAS BUILD TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 33 
KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N.
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED 
S OF 27N SHIFT W OF AREA LATE. N OF 27N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 
12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N MOVING W OF AREA 
LATE.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 
30 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT FRI. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES