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FZNT24 KNHC 060232
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM LAKE OKEECHOBEE TO 25N85W WILL 
EXTEND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE THEN DISSIPATE TUE 
NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. 
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT 
THROUGH WED NIGHT.

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 05 2008

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

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 05 2008

.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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 05 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. 

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 05 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...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 DGS/BERG