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FZNT24 KNHC 231949
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON JUN 23 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.

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NORTH HALF OF THE GULF OF MEXICO 
THROUGH THU WILL MOVE N OVER THE N GULF COAST LATE WED/THU 
THROUGH SAT. 

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA AND CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT YUCATAN
CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 26N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...LOCALLY
HIGHER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER COBB