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FZNT24 KNHC 281519
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 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.

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS ALONG 28N SLIDES S TO 27N LATE 
SUN AND MON AS FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHES GULF COAST. TROUGH 
STALLS OVER N GULF TUE AND WED.  NRN END OF TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 
95W S OF 22N EXITING AREA TONIGHT.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE 
TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE TONIGHT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 95W.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT SW 
LATE MON. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N MON.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W DECREASE TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
MON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE MON.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 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 3 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 
88W. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 29N MON.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE WED. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO 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 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 28N E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS TUE.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES