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FZNT24 KNHC 292038
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...1012 MB SURFACE LOW NEAR 23N88W WILL MOVE TO 26N83W
EARLY TUE AND NE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT 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 OVER THE FAR 
SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...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 NIGHT AND THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LOW NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT..N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.THU AND FRI...N OT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS