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FZNT24 KNHC 050843
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS OVER NORTHERN GULF WATERS SHOULD 
FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 27 AND 29N OVER THE WEEKEND THROUGH MID-WEEK 
NEXT WEEK. LOW PRES FORMING OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS 
SHOULD CAUSE E TO SE WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE SW AND W CENTRAL 
GULF SUN THROUGH MON BUT DIMINISH TUE INTO WED.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY SW TO W NEAR COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST W. SCATTERED 
TSTMS SW HALF.
SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR EXCEPT SW TO W 
NEAR COAST BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 KT SUN AFTERNOON EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AREA 
WIDE THEN BECOMING SE TO S WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT WED.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 20N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NW HALF.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
SUN NIGHT THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON IN E WIND WAVES EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 20N. 
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
SW TO W NEAR COAST. 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 THROUGH WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
LOCALLY S TO SW NEAR COAST. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MON AND TUE.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
SW TO W NEAR COAST. SEAS 1 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 EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
S TO SW WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SCATTERED TSTMS MON AND TUE.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN