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FZNT24 KNHC 261530
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 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.

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND 
NORTH GULF THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. 
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 22N W OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 
22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON THROUGH WED...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 OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS MON AND TUE.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/CHRISTENSEN