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FZNT24 KNHC 272040
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.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 AREA WIDE.
.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.
.THU NIGHT AND 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 AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.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 NIGHT...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. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE HALF. 

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH 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.
.SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 
25N. 

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008

.TONIGHT 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.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH 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.
.SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA