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FZNT24 KNHC 061509
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT N OVER THE 
NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS MON THROUGH WED THEN SHIFT BACK S TO 
ALONG THU AND FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. A SECOND TROPICAL 
WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS MON...TROUGH THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE AND THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. 

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL MON.
ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM LINE 20N91W TO 
25N97W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED AND THU. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
FROM 24N TO 26N 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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
NEAR WAVE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NEAR WAVE WED.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE 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.
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. FROM 28N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON