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FZNT24 KNHC 052040
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 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.

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD INLAND NEAR 30.2N 95.2W 
1003 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEG AT 8 KT. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. AS EDOUARD CONTINUES 
TO MOVE FARTHER INLAND AND WEAKEN TONIGHT...WINDS AND SEAS WILL 
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 AND SUN.

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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH 
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 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 SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...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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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.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 AND SUN...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART.

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER KOSIER/KIMBERLAIN