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FZNT24 KNHC 131456
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE E AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO LATE FRI AND FROM SW FLORIDA 
TO 22N96W SAT.
  
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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W 
AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
10 FT W OF FRONT LATE FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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