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FZNT24 KNHC 080304
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES FROM THE ATLANTIC INTO THE NORTHERN 
GULF WATERS SHOULD KEEP A MODERATE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN 
TWO-THIRDS OF THE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.  THE 
RETURN FLOW SHOULD BECOME MODERATE TO FRESH WED INTO THU...AS 
DEEP LOW PRES FORMS ON THE PLAINS.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT WED AND 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W 
OF 94W THU AND 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU.

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 3 FT TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART TONIGHT AND SUN.
.WED AND THU...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT.

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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 10 
KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 29N. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 29N. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT 
MON NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 
TO SW TUE AFTERNOON THEN VARIABLE WED. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE 
WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT...HIGHEST 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE BUT MOSTLY E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN