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FZNT24 KNHC 270827
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 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.

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN THE VICINITY 
OF BELIZE TODAY WILL MEANDER OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT 
AND SUN AND THEN MOVE INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF ON MON. THE LOW 
WILL THEN MOVE NE TUE AND WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE 
NORTHERN GULF WATERS ON WED.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 
28N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S 
PART.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
28N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N.
.TUE AND WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008

.TODAY...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 
23N TO 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
24N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB