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FZNT24 KNHC 141950
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND FROM 
30N91W TO 26N97W TONIGHT...FROM 30N89W TO 25N97W MON...30N88W TO 
21N96W MON NIGHT...STALLING AND DISSIPATING FROM 30N87W TO 
25N91W TO 19N95W TUE AND WED. A REMNANT TROUGH WILL TRACK W 
ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND W WATERS THU AND FRI.
  
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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...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 
...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 
3 FT. 

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.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 N TO NE 
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.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.  
.THU AND FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. 

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO NW 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 NIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI