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FZNT24 KNHC 041511
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL MEANDER ALONG 27N TO 28N 
THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFT N AND LIE ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS NEXT 
WEEK. THE N EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW OF LINE 25N93W TO 28N97W SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW OF LINE 25N90W TO 28N97W E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITH SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.
.MON AND TUE...SW OF LINE 25N90W TO 28N97W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.
.MON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 
22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.
.TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 
22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. A FEW TSTMS.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

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

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FORECASTER NELSON