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FZNT24 KNHC 150841
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1016 MB HIGH NEAR 28N91W AND LARGER SCALE RIDGE 
AXIS WILL MEANDER ACROSS N GULF THROUGH WED. RIDGE RETREATS E BY 
LATE THU INCREASING RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN GULF WATERS.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 
95W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS   
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 
LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS 
NEAR SHORE AND S OF 25N TUE AND WED.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY NEAR SHORE.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW WED. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI