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FZNT24 KNHC 090301
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 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.

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N89W 
WILL MOVE NW AND DISSIPATE ON WED. OTHERWISE...A RIDGE WILL 
EXTEND E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE 
NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO 
MOVE W INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRI NIGHT AND CONTINUE W THROUGH 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 
TO S 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT E OF 92W. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA SAT AND SUN. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART TONIGHT AND WED.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS TSTMS W OF 94W. 
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE 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.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT INTO WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 
5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
TONIGHT AND EARLY WED.
.THU NIGHT 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 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUBSIDING TO 10 KT OR LESS SUN. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI