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FZNT24 KNHC 252037
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT OVER THE NE GULF LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON SHOULD CREEP SOUTHWEST BEFORE LOSING ITS IDENTITY BY 
MON. HIGH PRES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST SHOULD BUILD INTO THE GULF 
BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT SETTLING 
SOUTHWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES SHOULD STALL WED AND 
THU...WITH HIGH PRES PREVAILING TO THE SOUTH OVER THE NORTHERN 
GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT 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 95W...HIGHEST NEAR TEXAS COAST.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR N PART. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N E OF 93W.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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.
.FRI..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE N 
OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

.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 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE N OF 29N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 
1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF 29N. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN