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FZNT24 KNHC 100902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 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.

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF WATERS LATE 
TONIGHT...AND EXTENDS FROM TAMPA TO TAMPICO BY EARLY MON. HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE DEEP SOUTH...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO 
SHIFT INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY TUE...BUT ALSO 
DRAWING THE FRONT N IN THE WESTERN GULF. SOUTHERLY FLOW 
INCREASES TUE AND WED AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING 
THE TEXAS COAST. 
  
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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT...AND TO 25 KT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 
KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 
23N AND E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND 
FRONT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART 
TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 88W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W PART 
LATE.
.WED...S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS LATE WED.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.TODAY...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN