NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 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.

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE E AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND EXTENDS FROM
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND FROM SW
FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND E OF THE AREA SUN.
 

GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

TONIGHT THROUGH THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

FRI
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 FT 5
FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

TONIGHT THROUGH THU
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT S OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N.

THU NIGHT AND FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SAT
W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SUN
E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

WED THROUGH THU NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.

FRI AND SAT
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008

TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

WED THROUGH FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 20 K BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SAT
N OF FRONT N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
FRONT SW TO WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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