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FZNT24 KNHC 110311
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 10 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.

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE NEAR 24.9N 86.7W 944 MB AT 10 PM CDT 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 KT GUSTS 
TO 105 KT. IKE STRENGTHENS TO 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT NEAR 25.4N 
88.0W EARLY THU...TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT NEAR 26.0N 90.0W THU 
EVENING...TO 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT NEAR 26.7N 92.4W EARLY 
FRI...AND TO 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT LATE FRI NEAR NEAR 27.7N 94.6W. 
IKE MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM BY SAT EVENING 
NEAR 31.5N 96.5W.

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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE E OF 92W LATE. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR SHORE BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT 
EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT NEAR SHORE LATE. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 
FT LATE EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
E PART BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS 
WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE...AND 120 NM SW 
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT INCREASING TO 95 
KT GUSTS TO 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. MAX SEAS 
INCREASING TO 50 FT FAR E LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 
10 TO 20 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS 
INCREASING. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS 
WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 140 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST 
WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT INCREASING TO 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE 
...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. MAX SEAS TO 54 FT NEAR CENTER. 
ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS 
AND SQUALLS DECREASING FAR E LATE.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM N AND 
140 NM S SEMICIRCLES DECREASING TO 100 NM E AND 75 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT...DECREASING 
RAPIDLY TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. MAX SEAS SUBSIDING TO 30 FT 
FAR NW GULF. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DECREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE.
.SUN...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 
25 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE IN SE SWELL. E OF 92W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND 
SQUALLS NW PART DECREASING.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT AREA WIDE LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W DIMINISHING.

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N E OF 94W...

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 10 
TO 18 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT 
NEAR SHORE BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 21N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE QUARTER INCREASING.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM 
SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. S OF 22N SW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
NUMEROUS SQUALLS N HALF DIMINISHING FROM E TO W. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM 
SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 33 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. S OF 22N SW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
NUMEROUS SQUALLS N HALF DIMINISHING FROM E TO W. 
.SAT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 22N SE 
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 
SQUALLS NW PART GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.
.SUN...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 
23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 23N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE LATE.

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 23N TO 29N...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE
...150 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS OF IKE. HIGHEST 
WIND 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 375 NM 
NW...330 NM NE...210 NM SE...AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST 
SEAS INCREASING TO 45 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS SPREADING OVER ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS 
WITHIN 200 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE...AND 120 NM SW 
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT INCREASING TO 95 
KT GUSTS TO 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE...AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. MAX SEAS 
INCREASING TO 50 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 
TO 20 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS 
WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 180 NM SE QUADRANTS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 
75 NM NE AND 50 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM NE AND 200 NM SE QUADRANTS. MAX SEAS TO 25 FT FAR NW 
EARLY. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E 
OF 87W AND 20 TO 25 KT W OF 87W. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT N OF 25N 
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 17 FT LATE...HIGHEST W. S OF 25N 9 TO 17 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT FAR SE. NUMEROUS 
SQUALLS W PART DIMINISHING.
.SAT...E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT. W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NE PART LATE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 27N W OF 83W...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 200 NM 
NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM 
NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE AND 180 NM SE QUADRANTS
WITH MAX SEAS TO 40 FT EARLY. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 16 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. NUMEROUS TSTMS 
AND SQUALLS S OF 29N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE 
AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE 
AND 210 NM SE QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 83W. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 
9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. NUMEROUS 
SQUALLS FAR E DIMINISHING.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE 
SWELL. E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 
2 FT OR LESS.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/COBB