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FZNT24 KNHC 071503
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
WILL MOVE W OF AREA TONIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL 
WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND 
THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT...AND ACROSS THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE 
THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS NEXT WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SW WATERS.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT E OF 92W. ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM LINE FROM 21N90W TO 
25N90W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 91W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 SW PART.
.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. 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.
.FRI...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN FLORIDA STRAITS TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER NELSON