Gulf of Mexico Offshore Waters Forecast

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FZNT24 KNHC 160231
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 15 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.

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N96W TO 
23N97W THIS EVENING WILL REACH FROM 29N83W TO 26N92W TO 19N95W 
TUE EVENING AND STALL IN ROUGHLY THIS SAME POSITION WED. THE 
FRONT SHOULD WEAKEN TO A TROUGH THU BUT BECOME REINFORCED OVER 
THE N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS FRI AFTERNOON INTO SAT. LOW PRES 
ALONG THE WEAKENING TROUGH SHOULD PERSIST OVER THE NW GULF 
WATERS THROUGH EARLY SAT AND THEN DISSIPATE.

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW TUE. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT LATE. E OF FRONT E TO SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
FRI...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 2 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 
6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT DIMINISHING TUE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 28N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N S OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT DIMINISHING.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 29N FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
FRONT N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 


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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 29N LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
25N S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/COBB