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FZNT24 KNHC 010857
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 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.

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA NEAR 18.3N 90.1W 1006 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING WEST AT 6 
KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ARTHUR WILL 
CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND OVER MEXICO AND WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION 
THIS AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE 
SOUTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH TUE. 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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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 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 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. 
.WED AND THU...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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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. FROM 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST S. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS SE PART.

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

.TODAY 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.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST S WED. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.

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FORECASTER GR