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FZNT24 KNHC 050248
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 28N TONIGHT WILL MOVE LITTLE 
THROUGH SUN. ON MON THROUGH WED THE RIDGE WILL MOVE SLOWLY N. 
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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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 04 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB