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FZNT24 KNHC 271509
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR BELIZE 
TODAY WILL MEANDER OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SUN 
BEFORE MOVING INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF NEAR 24N87W MON EVENING. 
THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE RAPIDLY NE AND LIE NEAR 27N86W TUE 
MORNING WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH FROM 28N83W TO 21N88W TO 
OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA EAST COAST EARLY WED...WITH A TROUGH 
HANGING BACK FROM TAMPA TO 21N87W. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER 
NORTHERN GULF WATERS WED. 

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS N OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 27N E OF 92W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 27M E OF 92W.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 92W.
.WED...S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. 

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY W TO NW WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 
25N.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS S PART.
.TUE...S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N 
OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS DIMINISHING BY AFTERNOON.
.WED...S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO 
SE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS W HALF 
LATE. 
.TUE...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT. S OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN 
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED...S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN