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FZNT24 KNHC 070841
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON JUL 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTENDING W ALONG THE NORTHERN 
GULF COAST WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
EXIT THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...AND MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
MOVE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE...ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND CROSS
THE MEXICAN COAST LATE WED INTO THU.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
REMAINDER OF AREA.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 21N TO 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 21N TO 24N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 93W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART WED INTO THU MORNING.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. 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. WINDS AND 
SEAS MAY HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
MAINLY FAR SW PART NEAR WAVE EARLY WED.
.FRI...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT 
NEAR COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...BECOMING
ISOLATED N PART.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE