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FZNT24 KNHC 212106
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED MAY 21 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.

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM CUBA TO S TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE NE 
TONIGHT THEN EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO SE LOUISIANA THU THROUGH 
FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF LATE SAT THEN EXTEND 
FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO SE LOUISIANA ON SUN AND E OF THE AREA
MON.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 93W.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU. S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 94W.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S 
OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT AND THU.
.SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N WIND WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS