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FZNT24 KNHC 141509
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 14 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.
GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT EAST AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUNSET THURSDAY.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TUXPAN
MEXICO SUNSET FRIDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM SOUTH
FLORIDA TO 24N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SATURDAY EVENING.
GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI
MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT...MOSTLY NEAR COAST.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE
EXCEPT SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2
TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
SAT
W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT THU.
FRI AND SAT
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
SAT EXCEPT W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 5 TO 10 KT SAT MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 87W AND 4 TO 6 FT
W OF 87W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT.
SUN
N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...LOWEST S. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008
THIS AFTERNOON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.
THU
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT...MOST
NUMEROUS NEAR COAST.
SAT
N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN
N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
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