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FZNT24 KNHC 090254
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN EAST-WEST RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE ATLANTIC INTO 
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS NEAR OR AROUND 30N SHOULD MOVE LITTLE 
THIS WEEK. A MODERATE E TO SE FLOW OVER ALL BUT THE NE GULF 
SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MID-WEEK...AT WHICH POINT WINDS SHOULD 
BECOME MODERATE TO FRESH OVER WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE GULF.  
EXPECT WINDS TO RELAX TO MODERATE LEVELS AGAIN BY FRIDAY.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT IN SE WIND WAVES. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. 
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR MEXICAN COAST LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 20N E OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE WIND WAVES. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND FRI.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N W OF 87W 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE THEN 
REBUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SW PART LATE TUE.
.WED AND THU...S OF 28N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. ELSEWHERE OF SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT EXCEPT N OF 28N. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN THU.
.FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
 
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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN JUN 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...LOWEST NEAR SHORE. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE 
MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FLORIDA WEST COAST AND 
KEYS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 
TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN