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FZNT24 KNHC 040903
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LOW-LEVEL RIDGE SHOULD REMAIN ACROSS NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
SE TO S W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW HALF FRI AND SAT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W AND BUILDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT W OF 94W. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW HALF FRI AND SAT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
20N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 OT 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE TO 
S N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY S TO SW N OF 28N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN