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FZNT24 KNHC 150909
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON SEP 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N89W TO 25N97W WILL REACH FROM 
30N85W TO 25N90W TO 18N95W TUE...FROM 30N83W TO 24N90W TO 18N93W 
WED...AND WEAKEN FROM 28N82W TO 27N88W TO 19N93W THU. REMNANTS 
OF THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT W ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS FRI.
  
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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 
7 FT TUE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
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 1 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TODAY 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 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 KT 
NW PART WED NIGHT. 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 DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. 

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.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 NELSON