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FZNT24 KNHC 060850
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 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.

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 28N EARLY TODAY SHOULD SHIFT N 
THROUGH MON...LYING NEAR OR ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST MON NIGHT 
THROUGH THU. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS OVER THE SW AND W 
CENTRAL GULF TODAY SHOULD BECOME FRESH TONIGHT AND TUE BUT 
DECREASE BY TUE AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W MON. ISOLATED 
TSTMS SW PART.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 28N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING 
TO 15 KT TUE MORNING THEN 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 28N WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED.
.THU...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST W. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT TONIGHT AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 
TO 6 TO 9 FT MON MORNING EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN 
SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N AND 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
SW TO W NEAR COAST BECOMING SE TO S MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
S TO SW WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N.
.THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N.

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
SW TO 2 NEAR SHORE BECOMING SE TO S MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
S TO SW WED MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA.
.THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST 
S. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN