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

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 MON. RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 30N MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH 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 TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS