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FZNT24 KNHC 040901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008 

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO JUST S OF
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO
LATER THIS MORNING...FROM NE FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N92W BY LATE
TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE GULF MON NIGHT. HIGH 
PRES WILL SETTLE IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH TUE...THEN BEGIN TO 
SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED WITH RIDGE EXTENDING W ALONG THE NRN 
GULF BY THU. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO E TEXAS THU.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008 

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO E 
TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT 
TONIGHT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT TODAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008 

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE  WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008 

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY
...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SW PART.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
FAR N PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
N PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N PART.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2008 

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND S OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT NEAR
COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BECOMING S N OF 25N THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 
25N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE