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FZNT24 KNHC 191408
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS....NEARLY STATIONARY SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 94W THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY. OTHERWISE RIDGE N 
OF THE AREA WITH WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE FORECAST AREA 
THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE TROUGH.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 94W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB