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FZNT24 KNHC 140254
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA AND THE SE U.S. SHOULD 
BE REINFORCED...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE REGION MON 
AND BECOMES DIFFUSE. LOW PRES OVER THE N FLORIDA AND THE SE U.S. 
SHOULD PUSH OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. COAST THU AND GRADUALLY TRACK 
NE. RIDGE AXIS SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR 
25N93W EARLY THIS WEEK BUT SHOULD LIFT TO THE NORTHERN GULF THU 
AND FRI.

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 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 
3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE THU. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE 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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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 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 
BECOMING VARIABLE MON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
SHORE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N 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 NE PART.
.FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT BECOMING SE 
TO S NEAR SHORE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO 
SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS... 
ESPECIALLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT LATE THU EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN