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FZNT24 KNHC 241527
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WELL INLAND AT 10 AM CDT MOVING 
WNW OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED 45 WITH 
GUSTS TO 55 KT.  ALL MARINE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE.  WIND AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS WRN GULF 
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NRN GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT 
DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
W OF 94W.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. N OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N OF 22N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 22N SE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.  

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.  
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES