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FZNT24 KNHC 160754
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS....A SURFACE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N85W TO WEAK LOW 
PRES NEAR 26N96W 1015 MB WITH FRONT EXTENDING S TO 20N95W. THE 
FRONT WILL REACH POSITION FROM 28N83W TO 26N90W TO 20N94W LATE 
TONIGHT...BEGIN TO WEAKEN ALONG 26N83W TO 25N90W TO 20N92W 
THU...FURTHER WEAK DRIFT W OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 
FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS SE PART.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. 

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E 
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON