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FZNT24 KNHC 080315
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES MOVING E ACROSS NE TEXAS WITH AN ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT OVER SRN TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH ATLC
HIGH PRES ALONG THE NRN GULF TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG 
SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WRN GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. WINDS
THEN DIMINISH LATER ON THU...AND INCREASE AGAIN SAT AND SUN AS 
LOW PRES TRACKS NE FROM TEXAS INTO OKLAHOMA. A COLD FRONT WITH 
THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NW LATE SUN AND QUICKLY REACH FROM N 
FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE MON.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
W OF 94W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 67FT...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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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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.

$$
GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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.

$$
GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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 NELSON/AGUIRRE