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FZNT24 KNHC 201340
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 20 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.

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS....TROUGH ALONG 96W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT W 
THROUGH SUN. RIDGE N OF AREA WITH WEAK PRES GRADIENT THROUGH MON 
WILL STRENGTHEN TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT.  SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE... W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 96W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE 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 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 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 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER LL/COBB