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FZNT24 KNHC 270913
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 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.

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG N GULF COAST WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN IN 
PLACE THROUGH SAT. A DISORGANIZED LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL MOVE 
SLOWLY NW OVER CENTRAL AMERICA LATE THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND 
...RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SOUTHERN 
WATERS BY SAT.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E 
OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT TUE 
NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT..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 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 24N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE HALF 
LATE SAT. 

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE 
LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS WED NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT 
OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS DEVELOPING S 
PART LATE FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER LL