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FZNT24 KNHC 071436
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

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

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 2 TO 4 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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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 07 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 KOSIER/BERG