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FZNT24 KNHC 192048
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 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.

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ALONG 92W IS 
MOVING W AT 15 KT. THE WAVE IS FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WINDS OVER
S PART OF THE SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE 
WITH ASSOCIATED LOW PRES IN THE WRN CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO 
MOVE WNW TO THE VICINITY OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN AND SUN 
NIGHT AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND CONTINUE INTO THE SW 
GULF MON AND TUE AND THE FAR WRN GULF ON WED. THIS SYSTEM WILL 
BRING AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE OF WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS 
TO MUCH OF THE ERN AND SW GULF SUN AND MON...AND TO THE WRN GULF 
TUE AND WED WITH CONDITIONS DIMINISHING THU. RIDGE WILL EXTEND 
ALONG 30N E OF 90W TUE AND WED...AND TO E OF 96W BY THU.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
W OF 92W.
.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 THROUGH TUE...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 
9 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING 
FROM SE TO NW.
.WED AND THU...S OF 28N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU.
N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS...SHIFTING TO SW PART OF THE AREA THU.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT S OF 21N E 92W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W. 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 THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SE
TO S 20 TO 25 KT TUE AND WED N OF 22N E OF 93W AND SUBSIDING TO
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT N OF 
22N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
SPREADING W.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008

.TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 
24N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 MAINLY CENTRAL AND SRN PARTS. 
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST 
OF CUBA AND WRN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN 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 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
OF 25N SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE 
PART...SPREADING W TO E.
.MON THROUGH 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...AND FAR NW PART TUE.
.WED AND THU...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 AGUIRRE