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FZNT24 KNHC 110858
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 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.

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF WATERS THIS 
MORNING REACHING POSITION FROM TAMPA TO 24N97W BY SUNRISE MON. 
HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE NORTH...PUSHING THE FRONT INTO THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE BUT ALSO DRAWING 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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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 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.
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.TODAY 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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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 
KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 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 N OF 25N.
.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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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.TODAY...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT 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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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN