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FZNT24 KNHC 122038
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO S TEXAS WILL WEAKEN 
OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND E OF THE AREA 
WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU 
AND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO FRI AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 
22N96W SAT.
  
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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS
4 FT 5 FT. 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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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

.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 NIGHT...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.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

.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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW TO WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS