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FZNT24 KNHC 111444
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE 
SE REACHING POSITION FROM TAMPA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE 
SUNRISE MON. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS 
AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA INCREASES THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
TUE AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE THE 
TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT AND STALL FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO 
NE MEXICO THU NIGHT. 
  
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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WILL SHIFT TO NE 20 
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 TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO 
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
 
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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 22N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W PART. 
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. 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 NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON