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FZNT24 KNHC 102052
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF WATERS AROUND 
SUNRISE SUN REACHING POSITION FROM TAMPA TO TAMPICO AT SUNRISE 
MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SE UNITED STATES PUSHING THE 
FRONT INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE BUT ALSO DRAWS THE FRONT N 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WATERS. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES TUE AND 
WED AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE THE 
TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT STALLING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT. 
  
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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING SE 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE  
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.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 NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE BEHIND FRONT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N 
OF 22N.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

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

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON