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FZNT24 KNHC 030259
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 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.

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE SE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL
DIMINISH ON SAT AS A COLD FRONT JUST INLAND THE TEXAS COAST
PUSHES INTO THE NW GULF LATE ON SAT AFTERNOON. FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO JUST SOUTH OF CORPUS CHRISTI TX 
SUN MORNING...FROM TAMPA FL TO PALACIOS TX MON MORNING...
AND MOVE E OF GULF MON. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF
TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE SAT EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 
93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 93W AND E 
TO 5 FT W OF 93W.
.WED...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON INTO SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. S OF 
FRONT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF FRONT SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. S OF FRONT E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
MON NIGHT THEN E TO SE LATE TUE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
YUCATAN. 

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FL. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FL. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... 
BECOMING NW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 
TO NE TUE THEN VARIABLE TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 1 
FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
...HIGHEST IN THE STRAITS OF FL.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AGUIRRE