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FZNT24 KNHC 141457
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON 
REACHING FROM 30N91W TO 26N97W TONIGHT...FROM 30N88W TO 25N97W 
MON...30N86W TO 21N96W MON NIGHT...STALLING AND DISSIPATING FROM 
30N85W TO 25N92W TO 19N95W TUE AND WED. A REMNANT TROUGH WILL 
LINGER IN THE MIDDLE WATERS THU.
  
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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT THU. 

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W 
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PART.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI