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FZNT24 KNHC 281523
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES AREA OVER SRN YUCATAN PENINSULA MOVE 
EMERGE INTO S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 22N89W TONIGHT AND 
TURN NE THROUGH TUE AND ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA EARLY 
WED.  COLD FRONT MOVE INTO N GULF WED AND N CENTRAL GULF ON THU. 

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
N OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF LOW PRES CENTER 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF LOW PRES CENTER.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 THU.
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT THU. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. 
.TUE...WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF LOW PRES CENTER WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF LOW PRES CENTER.
.WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES