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FZNT24 KNHC 140254
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 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.

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM IKE WELL INLAND OVER TEXAS NEAR 34.3N 
93.9W 982 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING N AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. IKE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK N... WEAKEN 
AND BECOME ABSORBED BY A FRONTAL SYSTEM LATE SUN OR EARLY MON. 
COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM IKE WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN 
AFTERNOON REACHING FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W SUN NIGHT...FROM 30N88W 
TO 24N96W MON AFTERNOON...AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE CENTRAL 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 22N92W TUE AND WED. 
  
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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N S 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR COAST. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE WINDS 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 
TO 7 FT N OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... 
HIGHEST N PART. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO N WINDS 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB/COBB