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FZNT24 KNHC 242247 CCA
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

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

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROOUGH 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 AND SUN...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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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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. 
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES