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FZNT24 KNHC 182101
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN ACROSS GULF WILL ALLOW LIGHT 
WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE 
SOUTHERN HALF EARLY SAT AS A PAIR OF CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVES 
AND ASSOCIATED AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE ACROSS THE S AND 
CENTRAL WATERS. TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE WITH 
THE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECOND WAVE.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO 
S 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT S OF 
27N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING TO THE NW.
.WED...S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 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 22N SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 92W...
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO 
25 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 
6 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W.

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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TUE... N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 
TO SE 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N MON.
.WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI