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

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE N GULF ALONG 29N 
TONIGHT WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S TO ALONG 28N FRI AND SAT AND WILL 
CONTINUE TO MOVE S TO ALONG 26N W OF 85W SUN AND MON. A WEAK 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NE FORECAST WATERS SUN AND 
MON.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S 
PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.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 OVER THE FAR SW PART. 
.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. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 28N AND OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...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.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 09 2008

.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 NIGHT...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...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB