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FZNT24 KNHC 042046
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 
THROUGH TUE THEN DRIFT BACK S OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WED.
THE N EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE 
WATERS S OF 22N MON AND TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS 
THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED. 

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...SW OF LINE 25N90W TO 28N97W E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...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 BUILDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT WED. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE...MOSTLY S...
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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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...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 INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT WED. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.

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FORECASTER NELSON