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FZNT24 KNHC 031516
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF AND EXTEND FROM NW 
FLORIDA TO S TEXAS LATE SUN THEN MOVES E OF AREA MON WITH HIGH 
PRES BUILDING THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT NE 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 FT.  NW OF FRONT  NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N 
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  S OF 25N SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 
KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT MON.
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES