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FZNT24 KNHC 291450
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...1010 MB SURFACE LOW NEAR 23N89W WILL MOVE TO 26N84W 
TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE NE OF THE AREA TUE WITH TRAILING COLD 
FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE FAR SE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED AND 
BY FRI WILL BE LOCATED FROM S FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO 24N97W.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 OF LOW 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/DGS