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FZNT24 KNHC 261457
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 26 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.

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...MODEST RIDGING OVER THE CAROLINAS SHOULD EXTEND INTO 
THE GULF THROUGH TUE. THE RIDGE SHOULD WEAKEN BUT STILL LIE 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WED INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND.  
DISORGANIZED LOW PRES ORGANIZING NEAR OR OVER CENTRAL AMERICA 
SHOULD LIFT SLOWLY NW FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT..
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 
28N VARIABLE WINDS BECOME SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS N OF 28N. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT NE TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N OR E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT NIGHT...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TODAY.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
MOSTLY W TO NW N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/LAHIFF