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FZNT24 KNHC 211425
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 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.

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS....TROUGH ALONG 94W WEAKEN AND DRIFT WEST THROUGH TUE. 
WEAK RIDGE N OF AREA THROUGH MON WILL STRENGTHEN TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE 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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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE... W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 96W NE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 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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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER LL/COBB