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FZNT24 KNHC 301440
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 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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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...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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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT SAT AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF 24N E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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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GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.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 RUBIO/AGUIRRE