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

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER MOST OF THE GULF 
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF SAT NIGHT AND 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NEAR 26N88W SUN AFTERNOON. THE 
FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF MON AS A RIDGE BUILDS 
ACROSS THE N GULF MON THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
.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. 
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 87W.
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF FRONT SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 
FT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER CAB