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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 28 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.

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE 
SOUTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AS AN AREA OF 
DISORGANIZED LOW PRES MOVES SLOWLY NW OVER CENTRAL AMERICA.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. 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 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N SAT.
.SUN...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS SE HALF.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 24N BETWEEN 23N TO 29N 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N AND 29N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 
KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT NEAR YUCATAN LATE SAT. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S PART LATE FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FROM 24N 
TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 
24N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER LL/CHRISTENSEN