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FZNT24 KNHC 270746
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 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.

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS ALONG 29N SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE 
WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. NORTHERN END OF A TROPICAL 
WAVE ALONG 87W/88W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT 
AND SAT WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND TSTMS ACTIVITY OVER THE
W GULF. RIDGE SINKS TO ALONG 27N SUN THEN LIFTS TO ALONG 29N TUE 
WITH LIGHT WINDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
SPREADING NORTHWARD W OF 94W. 
.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 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS SPREADING NORTHWARD.
.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 BY LATE MON.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TODAY 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 25N 
TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
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. 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB