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

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTRAL FLORIDA 
PENINSULA TO NEAR 26N87W TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE EARLY WED. A 
RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS THROUGH W CUBA TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST 
TONIGHT AND WILL SHIFT TO THE NE GULF THU AND FRI. SOUTHERLY 
FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI 
AND THEN LOWER SAT AND SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE SAT AND EXTEND ACROSS THE SE GULF ON SUN.

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GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE E 
OF 93W.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 
FT NW PART.
.SAT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 22N.

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GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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