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FZNT24 KNHC 310847
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 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.

GMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD OR 
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL 
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS 
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE AREA OF LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO REACH THE 
VICINITY OF THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN THROUGH MON WITH 
THE INDICATIONS THAT A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WILL PERSIST 
POSSIBLY THROUGH MID-WEEK. 

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GMZ080-311530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 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 TONIGHT THROUGH MON.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT FAR W PART WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR 
W PART WED.

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GMZ082-311530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE S OF 21N E OF 95W. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED TO SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S 
OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. 

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GMZ084-311530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MON...THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS...BECOMING SE TO S TUE AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-311530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 WED...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