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FZNT24 KNHC 301458
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 26N83W WILL MOVE NE ACROSS SW 
FLORIDA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND SW OF THE LOW ACROSS THE 
SE GULF TONIGHT AND WED. 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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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.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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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.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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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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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GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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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FORECASTER CAB/DGS