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FZNT24 KNHC 052036
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT N AND MEANDER 
BETWEEN 30N AND 32N THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE NORTHERN 
EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF WATERS S 
OF 21N SUN THROUGH TUE. 

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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS OVER SW WATERS.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH SE SWELL. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED TSTMS W 
WATERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W WATERS.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
SW WATERS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SUN THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE MON AND 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT MON NIGHT AND 4 TO 6 FT WED AND THU. SCATTERED TSTMS 
NEAR WAVE THROUGH TUE...AND OVER THE W PART WED AND THU. 

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART TODAY AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. FROM 28N TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS NEAR CALM. FROM 27N TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 KT THU. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
4 TO 6 FT FLORIDA STRAITS THU. SCATTERED TSTMS MON AND TUE.

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FORECASTER NELSON