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FZNT24 KNHC 272057
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY SURFACE RIDGE AXIS ALONG 30N THROUGH SAT 
NIGHT.  CREST OF TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 91W 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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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS E OF 95W. 
.SAT AND 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 THROUGH 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 AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE MON.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT WED.
SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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 AND WED...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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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

.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 THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...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