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FZNT24 KNHC 290251
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE 
SOUTHERN GULF WATERS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT TO MODERATE 
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE NEAR A STATIONARY RIDGE AXIS.

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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON.

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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. 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...ESPECIALLY 
SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 
BY SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT IN THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FROM 25N 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.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI