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FZNT24 KNHC 120319
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE APALACHICOLA FL TO BROWNSVILLE
TEXAS WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA FL TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE 
BY EARLY MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SRN WATERS
TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA INCREASES THE SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS 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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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
E 15 TO 20 KT MON...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BY LATE MON NIGHT AND
SE TO S 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY NEAR THE TEXAS COAST.
.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 AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
 
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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 
TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT EARLY SAT. 

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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 K...SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE