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FZNT24 KNHC 130832
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD SURFACE TROUGH WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE FAR 
E GULF THROUGH WED THEN MOVE W TO THE MIDDLE GULF ON THU. A 
RIDGE AXIS WILL EXTEND FROM HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF TO W CUBA 
THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT SLOWLY N TO THE N GULF WATERS BY THU.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

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FORECASTER BERG