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FZNT24 KNHC 090834
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUL 09 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.

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING W ACROSS THE NRN GULF WILL
SHIFT S TO ALONG 28N FRI THROUGH SUN. THE NRN PORTION OF A 
TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXIT THE SW GULF 
EARLY THIS EVENING.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT N OF
28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N W OF 93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W 
PART.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.TODAY...FROM 20N TO 23N E TO 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...EXCEPT
2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. 
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 86W.
.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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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT....N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NRN WATERS NEAR THE COAST. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS REMAINDER AREA.
.THU THROUGH 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 BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL THU NIGHT...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT 
FRI. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE 
SAT INTO SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FT SUN. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS MAINLY N AND S PARTS.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE