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FZNT24 KNHC 261517
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 26 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.

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MON.
TROUGH OVER TEXAS FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 
KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW N OF 28N LATE MON. SEAS 3 
FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE 
SAT. SEAS 7 FT W OF 94W SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE SUN.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME W LATE 
MON. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT LATE MON. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE N OF 27N. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 7 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 
25N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME SW TO 
W. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME 
SW N OF 27N MON. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES