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FZNT24 KNHC 301531
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 30 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.

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N DRIFT S TO 27N TONIGHT AS WEAK 
FRONTAL TROUGH ENTERS NE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THEN 
DISSIPATES OVER NE GULF LATE TUE.  ATLC RIDGE REBUILD INTO AREA 
THROUGH FRI.

$$
GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT INCREASING TO 
5 FT ON FRI.

$$
GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 95W. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 
95W. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE THU. 
SEAS 4 FT INCREASING TO 6 FT LATE THU.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 KT.  SEAS 4FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE 
PORTION.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT.  BETWEEN 25N AND 28N SE WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 1 FT.  S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10-15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.  SEAS 1 FT.  
S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT.  SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES/JSC