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FZNT24 KNHC 071518
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N WITH SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N 
THU THEN CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN WATERS AROUND THE RIDGE 
THROUGH SUN THEN RELAXING SOME LATE SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD 
FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE MON.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART SUN NIGHT.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 MN/KB