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FZNT24 KNHC 162105
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS....A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE APALACHEE BAY THROUGH 
LOW PRES NEAR 27N92W 1015 MB TO 18N94W. THE FRONT WILL REACH 
A POSITION FROM 29N83W TO 27N92W TO 18N94W AND STALL EARLY WED 
BEFORE WEAKENING FURTHER AND BECOMING DIFFUSE THU. WEAK LOW PRES 
ALONG THE FORMER FRONT SHOULD PERSIST OVER THE NW GULF THU AND 
FRI BUT DISSIPATE SAT. THE EASTERN END OF THE DIFFUSE GULF FRONT 
WILL BECOME REINVIGORATED LATE FRI AND SAT AND LIE FROM N 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO AROUND 27N90W EARLY SAT AND FROM 28N83W TO 
28N89W LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 1 TO 2 FT NEAR SHORE. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS DIMINISHING.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S OF 28N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N E OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT DIMINISHING.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY FRI AND 2 TO 4 FT FRI 
NIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 28N FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS BECOMING N TO NE WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE FRI. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS INCREASING 
TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N FRI.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF FRONT 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN