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FZNT24 KNHC 280827
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 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.

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN 
YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAY WILL MOVE N AND EMERGE INTO THE S 
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 22N89W SUN NIGHT AND THEN TURN NE 
THROUGH TUE AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA EARLY WED. 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF WED AND THE N CENTRAL 
GULF ON THU. 

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TODAY...S OF 28N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...HIGHEST SE PART. 
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SE OF LOW CENTER TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N N 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF LOW CENTER.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
LOW.
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. 
.TUE...WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF LOW CENTER.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB