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FZNT24 KNHC 130248
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TO THE 
CENTRAL TEXAS COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO ALONG 25N MON AFTERNOON 
AND THEN REMAIN ALONG 25N OR 26N THROUGH THU. A WEAK TROUGH WILL 
MOVE ACROSS THE NE GULF SUN AND MON AND MOVE TO OVER THE FLORIDA 
PENINSULA ON TUE.

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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS OVER THE SE PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N 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.
.TUE...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER CAB