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FZNT24 KNHC 180908
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WILL 
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF  
STARTING TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AS A PAIR OF CARIBBEAN TROPICAL 
WAVES PASS TO THE S OF THE AREA.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

.TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN...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.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 
15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THEN BECOMING E TO SE TUE. SEAS BUILDING 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING TO THE NW.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY EARLY SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N SAT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E 
OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 KT TUE.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
OF 24N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TUE... N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. 

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...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 NIGHT THROUGH MON...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 NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN