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FZNT24 KNHC 201356
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 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.

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SFC TROUGH FROM W-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N89W 
WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. RIDGE AXIS WILL EXTEND FROM W CUBA TO 
THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH WED THEN SHIFT TO THE NE GULF THU 
THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT DUE TO LOW PRES NEAR THE FRONT RANGE OF 
THE ROCKIES.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE TO 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 NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 95W. 
AREAS OF SMOKE E OF 93W.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. AREAS OF SMOKE S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 
25N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS WED NIGHT AND THU.
.SAT...S OF 24N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER BERG/COBB