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FZNT24 KNHC 070905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAY 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS PERSIST OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT...BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE 
MOVING EAST THROUGH TEXAS AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN 
ATLANTIC. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THU THEN INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE 
WEEKEND AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS TEXAS.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI 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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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN