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FZNT24 KNHC 081445
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 08 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.

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TUE AND WED AND MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. 
AN E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS WILL SHIFT 
SLIGHTLY NE MID WEEK ALLOWING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE SE RETURN 
FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS. 

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED COASTAL SHOWERS.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS W PART THROUGH TONIGHT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 21N E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE THU.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A FEW 
SHOWERS CENTRAL PART.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E 
OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S PART.
 
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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED TSTMS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS CALM. S OF 28N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NE TUE NIGHT OVER STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA IN ADVANCE OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT E OF TROPICAL 
WAVE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR WAVE.

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FORECASTER NELSON