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FZNT24 KNHC 102100
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE N CENTRAL FLORIDA 
PENINSULA TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO ALONG 
28N ON SAT AND TO A POSITION FROM 25N88W TO THE UPPER TEXAS 
COAST ON MON AND TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE 
SLOWLY E ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH TUE. A LOW 
MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER N FLORIDA.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SW 
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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE SW PART.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.TONIGHT 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 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.
.TUE...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.TONIGHT 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. 
.TUE...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB