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FZNT24 KNHC 061508
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 06 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.

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH FLORIDA INTO THE 
WESTERN ATLANTIC. WINDS INCREASE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT 
THROUGH THU AS LOW PRESSURE SHIFTS FROM TEXAS THROUGH THE MID 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S 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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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
N OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. 

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND 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 TO 15 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 KB/GR