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FZNT24 KNHC 250853
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
WILL DIMINISH LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS W 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.TODAY...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. E 
OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL 
...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT 
...SUBSIDING 1 TO 3 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 93W.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT TONIGHT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI