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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 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.

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL 
DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS A RIDGE AXIS OVER FLORIDA MOVES W 
AND EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO SE LOUISIANA BY SAT.  
A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF SAT NIGHT AND 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO ALABAMA SUN. THE FRONT WILL 
DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF MON AS A RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE N 
GULF COAST THROUGH TUE.

$$
GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 92W.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...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 THROUGH 
SUN.

$$
GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL N 
OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 
28N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.