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FZNT24 KNHC 280227
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 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.

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG N GULF COAST WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN IN 
PLACE THROUGH SUN. A DISORGANIZED LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL MOVE 
SLOWLY NW OVER CENTRAL AMERICA LATE THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND 
...RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SOUTHERN 
WATERS THIS WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.TONIGHT..E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE HALF 
SAT.
.SUN...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS SE HALF.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
VARIABLE LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS WED 
NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 
KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT NEAR YUCATAN LATE SAT. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S PART LATE FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA/CANGIALOSI