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FZNT24 KNHC 200316
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS....STATIONARY SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 94W TONIGHT WEAKEN 
AND DRIFT W THROUGH SUN.  REBUILDING RIDGE N OF AREA WITH WEAK 
PRES GRADIENT THROUGH MON STRENGTHENS TUE AND WED INCREASING NE 
WINDS ACROSS N PORTION OF GULF E OF 90W.  

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
OVER ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH TUE... W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 
24N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES