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FZNT24 KNHC 221458
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM CUBA TO SE LOUISIANA WILL MOVE TO THE NE 
GULF THROUGH SAT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF SUN AND 
EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUN AFTERNOON 
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF MON.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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.

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 7 TO 9 FT. 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 6 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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 BECOMING 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 BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 4 
TO 6 FT N OF 25N.

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FORECASTER BERG/DGS