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FZNT24 KNHC 250157
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 29N SHOULD MOVE LITTLE THIS WEEK 
AND THIS WEEKEND. UNDER THIS PATTERN A LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE 
WIND FLOW SHOULD DOMINATE THE GULF EXCEPT MODERATE TO FRESH E 
WINDS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH AT LEAST SAT.

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GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT...HIGHEST W. N OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT OR LESS SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT THEN 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE SUN.

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GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU...HIGHEST 
NE.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 24N E OF 94W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 24N E OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS EXCEPT S TO SW NEAR SHORE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...LOWEST NEAR 
SHORE. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW NEAR 
SHORE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...LOWEST NEAR SHORE FRI. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... 
HIGHEST NEAR SHORE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 
KT OR LESS N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S THU. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR SHORE 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT S TO 
SW N OF 28N. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS N OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN