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FZNT24 KNHC 031504
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 03 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON.  TROPICAL 
WAVE PASSING THROUGH THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF INCLUDING THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT SUN.
.MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF 
95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
MON NIGHT.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 21N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N E 
OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E OF 95W E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK