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FZNT24 KNHC 162042
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE
NWD E OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE WRN 
CARIBBEAN S OF 20N ALONG 78W IS MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE
WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN LATE FRI AND SAT BRINGING AN INCREASE 
OF WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN GULF. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ENTERING E 
CARIBBEAN THU MOVES S OF THE AREA SUN AND MON WITH MODERATE 
WINDS OVER 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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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 28N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
OF 28N.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008

.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 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 94W...MOVING SE OF AREA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 
E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT 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 AND MON...E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
E OF 94W MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 28N 
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
LATE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
28N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE MON. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
PORTION. 

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE SW 
TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. S OF 25N VARIABLE SW 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 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 S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 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.
.MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FL.

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FORECASTER COBB