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

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL DIMINISH THIS 
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE W GULF SAT 
AHEAD OF LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WINDS 
WILL DIMINISH SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS AND 
MOVES SE OF AREA MON NIGHT.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AND DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
TO 20 KT S OF 22N AND E OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N AND E 
OF 94W. 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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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 SAT...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.
.SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW SUN NIGHT 
BEHIND FRONT. 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 10 TO 15 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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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...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. 
.SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NW 
BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. 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 KB/MN