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FZNT24 KNHC 250845
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL 
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE SE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE 
AREA THROUGH MOST OF MON. A COLD FRONT ACROSS NRN AND CENTRAL FL 
WILL DROP S INTO THE E GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM THE FL KEYS NW TO 28N88W BY MON MORNING...THEN
DISSIPATE LATER MON AS ATLC RIDGING BUILDS W ALONG N GULF 
THROUGH TUE. THE RIDGE WEAKENS WED AND THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE NRN GULF COAST.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR TEXAS COAST.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST W OF 
95W.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR N PART LATE WED INTO THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT FAR N PART.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH TUE..S OF 23N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 22N.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG
AND NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TODAY...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 
25N. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 88W. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 
10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...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 LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N... 
AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE