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FZNT24 KNHC 282007
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES AREA OVER YUCATAN PENINSULA EMERGE 
INTO S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 22N88W TONIGHT...26N84W TUE 
INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA EARLY WED.  COLD FRONT MOVE INTO 
N GULF WED AND CENTRAL GULF THU AND DISSIPATE BY FRI. 

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF FRONT 
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 
28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. 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 FRI...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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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.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...WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF LOW PRES CENTER 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF CENTER  NEWINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA SW TO W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
FT.  NUMEROUS SHOWERS SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF 
LOW PRES CENTER.
.TUE...NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI...N TO NE WIND 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT S OF 26N LATE.
SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES