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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 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.

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A 1011 MB LOW IN THE S CENTRAL GULF NEAR 24N87W 
TODAY WILL MOVE NE ACROSS SW FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE 
NE INTO THE ATLC ON WED. A COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND SW OF THE LOW 
ACROSS THE SE GULF TONIGHT AND WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE S INTO THE N GULF LATE WED...FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA 
PENINSULA TO 26N90W TO THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATE THU...AND INTO 
THE SE GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST S PART. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... 
HIGHEST S PART. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.TODAY...WITHIN 150 NM OF THE LOW CENTER WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT..N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM OF THE LOW CENTER WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LOW S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWES AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE 
AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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