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FZNT24 KNHC 300240
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES AT 23N89W WILL MOVE NE REACHING SW FLORIDA 
LATE TUE AND CONTINUE NE INTO THE ATLC ON WED. THE LOW WILL DRAG 
A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT AND MOVE S 
OF AREA THU. THE LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY OVER THE 
NW WATERS THU NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT WHICH WILL 
STALL OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS FRI THEN DRIFT BACK N AS 
A A RIDGE ALONG 30N SAT.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW TO 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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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 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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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 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 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 TO 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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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 29 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 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.  
.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 NELSON