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FZNT24 KNHC 290226
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES INLAND 20N90W 10O9 MB WILL MOVE NE TO NEAR
26N85W 1008 MB LATE MON...AND THEN MOVE NE OF AREA TUE TRAILING 
A COLD FRONT SE THROUGH THE GULF WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT. 
NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT THU WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY OVER THE 
NW WATERS THU NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF SECOND WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING 
INTO THE NW WATERS LATE FRI.

$$
GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 KT 
OVER NW WATERS THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI...N OF SECOND FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
SECOND FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 2N W OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 28N TO 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW PRES CENTER WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT IN SCATTERED TSTMS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW 
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF LOW PRES 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SCATTERED TSTMS. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON