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FZNT24 KNHC 050855
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 AM CDT MON MAY 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
0430 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 27N90W TO SE TEXAS 
WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N90W TODAY...FROM THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 22N88W TUE...OUT OF THE AREA WED. WEAK 
HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRI WITH RETURN FLOW 
STRENGTHENING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
0430 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 
95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
0430 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2008

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
0430 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. 

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
0430 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2008

.TODAY...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLACE