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FZNT24 KNHC 051510
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT N AND MEANDER 
BETWEEN 30N AND 31N THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE NORTHERN 
EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF WATERS S 
OF 21N SUN THROUGH TUE. 

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE...MOSTLY S WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITH SE SWELL. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW WATERS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 28N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 
93W. SCATTERED TSTMS W WATERS.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS W WATERS.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON 
NIGHT AND 4 TO 6 FT BY WED. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR W THROUGH TUE 
AND OVER W PART WED. 

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...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 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART TODAY AND NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. FROM 28N TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS MON AND TUE.

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FORECASTER NELSON