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FZNT24 KNHC 270233
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS ALONG 28N TO 29N SHOULD REMAIN IN 
PLACE WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH MON NEXT WEEK.  LOW PRES OVER 
THE PLAINS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BRING A FRONT INTO TEXAS WHERE IT 
WILL STALL LATE SUN.  UNDER THIS PATTERN...A STEADY STREAM OF 
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH E TO SE WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE 
FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO THE SW GULF. LIGHTER AND MORE 
VARIABLE WINDS SHOULD PERSIST OVER THE NE.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO 
SW 10 KT OR LESS NEAR SHORE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST 
W.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE MON.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR SHORE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING SW TO W SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W NEAR SHORE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 
25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS NEAR SHORE. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT... HIGHEST S. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT..EXCEPT TO 
6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
LATE SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN