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FZNT24 KNHC 120837
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

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

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND CENTRAL PART.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
OF 24N.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER BERG