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FZNT24 KNHC 280855
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 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.

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS ALONG 29N SLIDES SWD TO ALONG 
27N BY LATE SUN AND MON AS A FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHES THE GULF 
COAST. TROUGH STALLS OVER N GULF TUE AND WED. NORTHERN END OF 
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 94W ENHANCES SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
OVER THE SW GULF TODAY BEFORE IT EXITS AREA TONIGHT.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
S TO SW SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS LATE SUN AND 
MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N MON.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 10 
TO 15 KT W OF 96W AND NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED TSTMS DIMINISHING 
TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT OR LESS BY MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT BY 
LATE MON.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTION. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 
TO NW 10 KT OR LESS MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 29N MON.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT OR LESS  
WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT OR LESS  
WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS LATE TUE AND WED.

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FORECASTER COBB