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FZNT24 KNHC 032101
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE....BUT 
WEAKENING OVER THE W GULF SUN THROUGH TUE AS A DEEP INVERTED 
TROUGH BUILDS.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 03 2008

.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.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
S OF 26N E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU JUL 03 2008

.TONIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 21N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 03 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...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. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU JUL 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...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. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK