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FZNT24 KNHC 121451
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW FL TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL 
WEAKEN OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT TONIGHT AND E OF THE 
AREA WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF 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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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  BECOMING NE 
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT FRI. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
 
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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 
FT W OF FRONT EARLY SAT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT...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 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT 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 BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 
FRONT.

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FORECASTER DGS