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FZNT24 KNHC 311505
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 19N89W 1005 
MB MOVING NW 10 KT WILL EMERGE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN. 
THE LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT W...POSSIBLE AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE... 
AND MOVE INLAND IN THE VICINITY OF VERACRUZ MEXICO BY WED. 
ELSEWHERE...A RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL MOVE LITTLE 
THROUGH MON THEN DRIFT S TO THE N GULF WATERS TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 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 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SUN.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 95W LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
W OF 95W.

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 
TO 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING S OF 23N E OF 95W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN 
E SWELL. SCATTERED 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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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 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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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. 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. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.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/BERG