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FZNT24 KNHC 072103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM 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 LATE TONIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A 
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W 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 SAT.

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW WATERS.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...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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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 91W E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. 
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.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
W PART.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.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 WED NIGHT...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.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.TONIGHT 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER NELSON