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FZNT24 KNHC 112035
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI 
DELTA TO NE MEXICO THU NIGHT THEN MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF LATE 
FRI. 
  
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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.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.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT FRI. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT FRI NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
 
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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.TONIGHT 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 WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 22N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N.
.THU AND FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 
FT W OF FRONT AT SUNRISE SAT. 

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON