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FZNT24 KNHC 220835
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 22 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.

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE AXIS FROM CUBA TO SE LOUISIANA WILL MOVE TO 
THE FAR NE GULF THROUGH SAT. INCREASED SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH 
SLIGHTLY FRI THROUGH SUN. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NE GULF SUN MORNING AND EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF MON AS A 
RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE N GULF COAST.

$$
GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN.

$$
GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 
3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 
93W. AREAS OF SMOKE E OF 95W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... 
HIGHEST NW. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 93W. AREAS OF SMOKE E 
OF 95W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N 
OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS E OF 94W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SAT AND SUN.

$$
GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 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 TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 
KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE 
PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. 
S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 4 
TO 6 FT N OF 25N.

$$
.FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.