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FZNT24 KNHC 082111
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 AND 
FRI. 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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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 90W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W PART TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W PART TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 21N E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND FRI.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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. A FEW SHOWERS CENTRAL 
PART TONIGHT.
.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.
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
 
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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.TONIGHT 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 BETWEEN 24N AND 26N.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT 
IN GULF STREAM. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON