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FZNT24 KNHC 080905
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 08 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.

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
DIMINISHES BY LATE TODAY BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER WESTERN ATLC AND 
LOW PRES OVER EAST TEXAS. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE AGAIN 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE SAT AHEAD OF ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE 
SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WINDS DIMINISH BY 
LATE SUN AS AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW GULF WATERS. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA TO BROWNSVILLE BY LATE MON.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT 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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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N OF 25N.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 
25N.


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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN