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FZNT24 KNHC 060259
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD HAS MOVED WELL INLAND 
NEAR 30.5N 95.8W 1006 MB AT 7 PM CDT WITH MAXIMUM OVER THE 
FORECAST AREA BELOW 30 KT. AS EDOUARD CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER 
INLAND AND WEAKEN TONIGHT...WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY 
DECREASE. OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
WESTWARD ALONG 28N THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT S TO 25N FRI AND SAT 
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE SE UNITED STATES SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH 
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO 
SE 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 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 W OF 93W.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.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 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. BETWEEN 25N AND 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK