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

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A 1017 MB HIGH NEAR 29N89W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA 
WED MORNING AS A RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN. 
INCREASED SOUTHERLY FLOW OFF THE TEXAS COAST WILL CONTINUE 
THROUGH WED NIGHT DUE TO LOW PRES OVER TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA. WINDS 
WILL DIMINISH THU THEN INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A COLD 
FRONT MOVES ACROSS TEXAS.

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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

.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 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT N OF 22N W OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG