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FZNT24 KNHC 082041
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW 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. RETURN FLOW WILL 
INCREASE MON NIGHT AND TUE IN WAKE OF FRONT.

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 22N AND E OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 15 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 BECOMING SE TO S AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.TONIGHT...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 SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 2 TO 3 
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 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 25N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N...SE 
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER KB/MN