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FZNT24 KNHC 062053
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 29N THROUGH 
THU. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT S TO 25N FRI AND SAT AS A COLD 
FRONT SETTLES SOUTHWARD TO THE GULF COAST SAT AND STALLS BEFORE 
DISSIPATING MON. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN NEAR 25N SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED AUG 06 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT BECOMING 
SW TO W N OF 27N FRI. 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 OF 28N.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 06 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 PM CDT WED AUG 06 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N... 
HEAVIEST NEAR COAST.
.MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST. 

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 06 2008

.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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS...EXCEPT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW 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 TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N 
...HEAVIEST NEAR FLORIDA COAST.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

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FORECASTER KOSIER