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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
130 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INLAND NEAR 29.9N 94.6W 997 
MB AT 10 AM CDT MOVING NW 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT 
GUSTS 60 KT. AS EDOUARD CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND AND 
WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD 
GRADUALLY DECREASE. OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD 
ALONG 28N THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT S TO 26N FRI AND SAT AS A COLD 
FRONT MOVES INTO THE SE UNITED STATES SAT.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...UPDATED 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
130 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N W OF 94W...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W 
OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 93W GRADUALLY 
DIMINISHING. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 3 FT WED.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
EXCEPT BECOMING SW TO W N OF 28N LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT... 
HIGHEST W.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
130 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
130 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E 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.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
130 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER KOSIER/KIMBERLAIN