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FZNT24 KNHC 192049
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NORTH CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO 21N90W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. RIDGE E OF FRONT ALONG 
24N WILL EXTEND WEST ACROSS THE GULF AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES. 
RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AS PRESSURE FALLS IN THE WEST GULF DUE TO LOW 
PRESSURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE GREAT PLAINS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. 
HIGH PRESSURE BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
 
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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF 94W S TO SW 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 AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DURING WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT LATE. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO SW WINDS 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.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.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOME NE 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2008

.TONIGHT...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 NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 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...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 KT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE 
AREA.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER LL