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

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO PERSIST 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST 
THROUGH TEXAS INTERACTS WITH 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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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT...HIGHEST NW PART EARLY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.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.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.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 S TO SE 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.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...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 SUN NIGHT AND MON.

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FORECASTER KB/MN