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FZNT24 KNHC 111502
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 28N WILL BE STATIONARY THROUGH SAT 
THEN EXTEND FROM THE NW GULF TO THE W TIP OF CUBA SUN THROUGH 
TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO N FLORIDA LATE SAT WITH 
BROAD LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE SE U.S. SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N W OF 94W .
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 87W.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE MON. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
PART.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S 
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER GR