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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 19 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.

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM N FLORIDA TO 21N90W 
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL MERGE 
WITH THE ATLC RIDGE AND EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
TEXAS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI.
 
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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 
15 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR THE 
COAST.
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 94W SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. NW OF FRONT TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SW PART LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 25N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM SE OF 
FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. S OF 25N E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER LL