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FZNT24 KNHC 131503
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF 
WILL MIGRATE NORTHWESTWARD ON WED.  THE RIDGE AXIS TO ITS SOUTH 
WILL SLOWLY MIGRATE NORTHWARD AND STRENGTHEN LATE BY THU.  
MEANWHILE...THE WEAK TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY PUSHING W THROUGH 
HONDURAS WILL MIGRATE THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT 
THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT.  SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22 N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART.
.MON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  S OF 
22N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  SEA 1 TO 2 FT.  S OF 
22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEA 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS TO 15 KT.  SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...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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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. 
.WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK