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FZNT24 KNHC 152032
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 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.

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NE GULF 
THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN LIFT N OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A 
TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CARIBBEAN ALONG 72W WILL MOVE INTO THE 
YUCATAN LATE FRI AND SAT BRINGING AN INCREASE OF WINDS TO THE 
GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH EARLY SUN. OTHERWISE...A 
RELATIVELY WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT 
WINDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2008

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W VARIABLE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 95W...MOVING S. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E OF 93W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE SAT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE NEAR THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING W OF AREA.

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS...BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 26N.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER COBB