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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 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.

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH THE 
REMNANTS OF ALMA OVER CENTRAL AMERICA...WILL INCREASE WINDS AND 
SEAS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS LATER TODAY THROUGH THE 
UPCOMING WEEKEND. 

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GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN THROUGH MON.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...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.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W 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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GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 24N 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.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.TODAY...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.  
.TONIGHT AND SAT...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.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE 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 GR