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FZNT24 KNHC 250317
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 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.

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SE FLOW OVER GULF WATERS TONIGHT. 
STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS NE GULF TONIGHT START MOVING S AS COLD 
FRONT LATE SUN AND REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO 27N88W LATE SUN. 
FRONT DISSIPATE MON AS RIDGE BUILDS ALONG N GULF THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT MON NIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT OVER STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT N OF 26N AND 4 FT 
S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES