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FZNT24 KNHC 251507
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NE GULF SHOULD 
CREEP SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE LOSING ITS IDENTITY 
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST SHOULD BUILD INTO THE 
GULF TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT SETTLING 
SOUTHWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES SHOULD STALL WED AND THU BUT 
HIGH PRES IN WEAKER FORM SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT W OF 94W...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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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE..S OF 24N 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. 
.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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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N 
OF 25N E OF 87W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 28N 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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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO 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/KIMBERLAIN