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FZNT24 KNHC 180812
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU SEP 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS....A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NW FLORIDA TO 
THE CENTRAL GULF AND THEN ALONG 93W INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
WILL DISSIPATE E OF 90W TONIGHT. THE TROUGH W OF 90W WILL 
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND MEANDER OVER THE W GULF WATERS THROUGH THE 
REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 28N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE WATERS.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 92W 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 29N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 29N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. A FEW 
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON