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FZNT24 KNHC 300249
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 29 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.

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN U.S. WILL DRIFT SOUTH 
TO OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. COMBINATION OF THIS RIDGE AND 
BROAD LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ALMA OVER 
CENTRAL AMERICA...WILL INCREASE E WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS SOUTHERN 
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...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 SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 23N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.  ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 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 AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI