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

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL 
MOVE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY. SECOND COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF WED FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
25N90W TO THE S TEXAS COAST WED EVENING AND INTO THE SE GULF FRI 
AND SAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N 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.
.SUN...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 
93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LL