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FZNT24 KNHC 202051
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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. STRONG HIGH PRES OVER MID ATLC STATES WILL STRENGTHEN 
PRESSURE GRADIENT TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU WITH INCREASING NE WINDS.

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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.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 
ENTIRE AREA. 
.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. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE... W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 96W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 23N. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 96W 
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
N OF 25N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER COBB