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FZNT24 KNHC 171508
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 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.

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE WRN GULF NEAR 25N97W WILL BE
REPLACED BY A WEAK RIDGE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS 
THU THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
NRN PART LATE WED...THEN ACROSS THE FAR NE PART THU AND FRI AND
DISSIPATE OVER N FL ON SAT.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT AND THU. E OF 
95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NE PART...BECOMING SCATTERED N PART WED AND THU.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 
90W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
S OF 21N.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 
NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE