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FZNT24 KNHC 072114
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 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.

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...THE PERSISTENT SE RETURN FLOW WILL RELAX SOME EARLY 
NEXT WEEK AS AN ATLC BUILDS W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS...BUT 
INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS MID WEEK AS THE RIDGE 
SHIFTS NE. 

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A 
FEW SHOWERS W PART.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.
.THU...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS 
PART.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 87W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 
CALM. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON