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FZNT24 KNHC 290832
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON SEP 29 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.

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...1011 MB SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN YUCATAN 
PENINSULA NEAR 21N89W TODAY WILL MOVE NE TO NEAR 26N85W TONIGHT
AND THEN MOVE NE OF THE AREA TUE WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING ACROSS THE FAR SE GULF WATERS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED AND BY 
FRI WILL BE LOCATED FROM S FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO 24N97W.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N 
OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S 
PART.
.WED AND THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S PART.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NW TO  WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.FRI...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.FRI...N OF 28N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB