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FZNT24 KNHC 091448
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE N GULF ALONG 29N THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S TO ALONG 28N FRI THROUGH SUN. THE 
NRN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL EXIT THE SW GULF ON THU.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST S PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N 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.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT 
IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE 
ENTIRE 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...HIGHEST 
OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER CAB