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FZNT24 KNHC 110247
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS BETWEEN 28N AND 29N SHOULD BEGIN SHIFTING 
S FRI...LYING CLOSE TO 27N SAT AND AROUND 25N BY LATE SUN. 
MEANWHILE...BROAD LOW PRES FORMING OVER THE SE U.S. SUN SHOULD 
REST CLOSE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE MON...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT 
FORECAST TO ARRIVE OVER THE NE WATERS AND BECOME DIFFUSE LATE 
MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT S TO SW NEAR 
SHORE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 
15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 10 TO 15 
KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT OR LESS N OF 23N E OF 94W SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N 
TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO AROUND 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 BECOMING W TO NW 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT....N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N SUN. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N 
TO 27N VARIABLE MOSTLY NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN.
.MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 3 TO 5 FT N OF 24N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 
24N. 

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN