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FZNT24 KNHC 090316
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER 
THE W GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH 
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUN AS A COLD FRONT 
MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. COLD FRONT THEN WEAKENS AND MOVES SE 
OF AREA MON NIGHT. RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WRN GULF
MON NIGHT AND TUE IN WAKE OF FRONT.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 22N AND E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF 94W.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA E OF 93W LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 26N 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 LATE SUN 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.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 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. 
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS LATE SUN NEAR FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE