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FZNT24 KNHC 282057
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 JUST N OF GULF TUE AND WED.  NRN END OF TROPICAL WAVE 
ALONG 95W S OF 22N EXITING AREA TONIGHT.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.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 W 
OF 95W.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

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

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 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 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 88W. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...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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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008

.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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...N OF 28N E WINDS 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