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FZNT24 KNHC 271521
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY SURFACE RIDGE AXIS ALONG 30N THROUGH SAT 
NIGHT.  CREST OF TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 89W MOVE ACROSS BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND SAT INCREASING WINDS AND TSTMS OVER W GULF. 
RIDGE SHIFT TO 27N SUN THEN RETURNS TO 30N TUE. 

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS E OF 95W. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT 
TONIGHT AND SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE 
SUN. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE MON.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED SAT AND SAT NIGHT. 
.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 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT SW. SEAS 1 
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES