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

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT N TONIGHT AND 
MEANDER OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH WED...THEN 
SHIFT BACK S WITH WEAK HIGH PRES STATIONARY OVER THE NE WATERS 
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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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.TONIGHT 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 FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.TONIGHT 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 FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED THROUGH FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.TONIGHT 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

.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 AND FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON