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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

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

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

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

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.FRI THROUGH 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.
.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. 

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
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. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

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FORECASTER DGS