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FZNT24 KNHC 101442
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 10 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA 
TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO ALONG 28N 
ON SAT AND TO A POSITION FROM 25N88W TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ON 
MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E ACROSS THE NE GULF  
WATERS SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST S PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE 
AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT....N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT...HIGHEST OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER CAB