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FZNT24 KNHC 060839
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 06 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.

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG 
28N THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT S TO 25N FRI AND SAT AS A COLD FRONT 
MOVES INTO THE SE U.S. SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED AUG 06 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N 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 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N N OF 28N.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 06 2008

.TODAY 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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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT WED AUG 06 2008

.TODAY...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 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 27N.

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 06 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 OF 27N.

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FORECASTER DGS