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FZNT24 KNHC 132103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF SHOULD 
MOVE WILL BE REPLACED BY A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND NE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND MON. AFTER THE 
FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE MON...EXPECT BROAD LOW PRES TO DOMINATE 
THE E GULF AND FLORIDA PENINSULA THROUGH AT LEAST THU. RIDGE 
AXIS SHOULD EXTEND FROM 26N93W THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS 
THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 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 1 FT OR LESS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
S TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 . SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
NE TO E E OF 92W. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED AND THU...S OF 22N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15K .T 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY W TO NW N OF 24N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 
TO NE.. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE TO S NEAR 
SHORE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR SHORE.

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT E TO SE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY E TO SE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO 
E WED NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE THU.
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/KIMBERLAIN