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FZNT24 KNHC 140145
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUNSET THU AND EXTENDS FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNSET FRI AND FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNSET SAT AND E OF THE AREA 
SUN.
  
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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU AND N TO NE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT S OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND 
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 BECOMING N TO NE BEHIND 
FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW TO WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON