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FZNT24 KNHC 180853
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUN 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL LIE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO FAR 
NW WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NE WATERS TODAY AND STALL TONIGHT LIFTING OUT TO THE NE OF 
AREA THU NIGHT.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 28N W OF 94W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT DURING AFTERNOONS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS. 

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR W PART NEAR THE COAST.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008

.TODAY...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S PART.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER NELSON