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FZNT24 KNHC 160848
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUL 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED JUL 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NE GULF 
THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN LIFT NE OVER THE FL PANHANDLE ON FRI. A 
TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CARIBBEAN ALONG 73W WILL MOVE INTO THE 
YUCATAN LATE FRI AND SAT BRINGING AN INCREASE OF WINDS TO THE 
SOUTHERN GULF. OTHERWISE...A RELATIVELY WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL 
MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF 
THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED JUL 16 2008

.TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...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 SHOWERS AND 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 TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUL 16 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 20N 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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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED JUL 16 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N...BECOMING ISOLATED WED 
NIGHT AND THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 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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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED JUL 16 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N W WINDS 10 KT. 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 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 CHRISTENSEN