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FZNT24 KNHC 190853
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUN 19 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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 28N E OF 90W WILL MOVE NE 
OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT. A RIDGE FROM THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TO THE NW WATERS WILL SHIFT N AND LIE ALONG 27N THROUGH 
THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 
10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N W OF 94W THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT W OF 93W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 93W.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W N OF 
28N SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE SE PART. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N...AND 1 TO 2 FT 
S OF 20N.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART.
.MON...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
FAR W PART.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.TOADY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
SW PART LATE TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO
W 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT SUN. S OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...MAINLY 
SW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 
28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON