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FZNT24 KNHC 110257
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY 
SUNDAY MORNING AND BY THE AFTERNOON WILL BE LOCATED FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO 24N97W. BY EARLY MONDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE FROM 
THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TO 25N90W TO 21N96W AND FROM THE 
SOUTHERN TIP OF FLORIDA TO 24N88W BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT 
WILL EXIT THE AREA TUESDAY WITH SE TO S WINDS OVER THE GULF 
THROUGH THURSDAY. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST ON 
THURSDAY.
  
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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.WED AND THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N PART.

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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