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FZNT24 KNHC 080304
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...ATLANTIC RIDGING WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE 
WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT...THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL TUE AND ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT AND WED. 
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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 W OF 92W.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT E OF 92W. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA SAT. ISOLATED TSTMS W PART TUE 
AND WED.

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 TUE. ELSEWHERE 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
W PART.

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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.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 SE TO 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 28N WINDS VARIABLE 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. 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 ENTIRE 
AREA TONIGHT AND N OF 26N TUE. 
.FRI...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N 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 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI