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FZNT24 KNHC 181440
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS....A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM W-CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF AND THEN ALONG 95W 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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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED 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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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT ALONG MEXICAN COAST S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...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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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 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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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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/COBB