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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS....TROUGH ALONG 95W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY. 
OTHERWISE RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WITH WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT 
OVER THE AREA.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.TODAY...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 94W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 29N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 29N E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER LL