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FZNT24 KNHC 241524
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N DRIFT N TO ALONG 30N WED THEN CHANGE 
LITTLE THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 
FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE FRI. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES