IOEC MARINE FORECAST SOUTH PARS FIELD ISSUED 0600 HRS WEDNESDAY 06 AUG 2008 WARNING : SYNOPSIS : Fresh

h to strong SE winds and moderate to high sea/swell will prevail during Wednesday. The seasonal area of low pressure persists over the Empty Quarter, extending a trough of low pressure to southern Iraq through the Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia, inducing a SE windflow over your location.

0600 HRS WED 06 AUG ~ 0600 HRS THU 07 AUG WIND SEA/SWELL VISIBILITY WEATHER
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E-SE 16-24, increasing SE 20-28 at times, decreasing E-SE 12-20 by Thursday morning 3-5, increasing 4-6 at times, decreasing 3-5 Wednesday night 3-5 Partly cloudy or haze

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0600 HRS THU 07 AUG ~ 0600 HRS FRI 08 AUG WIND SEA/SWELL VISIBILITY WEATHER
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E-SE 12-20, decreasing S-SE 8-15 on Thursday, decreasing S-SW 4-8 by Thursday night 3-5, decreasing 1-3 on Thursday, decreasing 1-2 Thursday night 3-5 Partly cloudy or haze

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0600 HRS FRI 08 AUG ~ 0600 HRS SAT 09 AUG WIND SEA/SWELL VISIBILITY WEATHER
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S-SW 4-8, increasing W-SW 6-10 at times 1-2 4-6 Partly cloudy or haze

Wind Speed (knots) ~ Wave Height (feet) ~ Period (seconds) ~ Visibility (miles)

IOEC MARINE FORECAST SOUTH PARS FIELD

32 28 24
TEMPORARY GUSTS STEADY WIND

WIND SPEED (KTS)

20 16 12 8 4 0 ESE 00 | | SE 06 SE SSE 12 18 06-AUG WED E 00 | | ESE 06 SE SSE 12 18 07-AUG THU S 00 | | SW WSW SW 06 12 18 08-AUG FRI SW 00 | | SW 06 S SSW 12 18 09-AUG SAT NE 00 | | SSW 06 NW SSE 12 18 10-AUG SUN NE 00 | | NW 06 W WNW 12 18 11-AUG MON

7 6

WAVE HEIGHT (FT)

5 4 3 2 1 0 ESE 00 | | SE 06 SE SSE 12 18 06-AUG WED E 00 | | ESE 06 SE SSE 12 18 07-AUG THU S 00 | | SW WSW SW 06 12 18 08-AUG FRI SW 00 | | SW 06 S SSW 12 18 09-AUG SAT NE 00 | | SSW 06 NW SSE 12 18 10-AUG SUN NE 00 | | NW 06 W WNW 12 18 11-AUG MON

MAXIMUM WAVE SIGNIFICANT WAVE SWELL

IOEC MARINE FORECAST SOUTH PARS FIELD WIND SPEED GUSTS (KTS) (KTS) 12 20 23 20 18 14 12 10 5 6 9 8 6 7 10 7 5 6 9 8 6 5 10 6 16 26 30 26 23 18 16 13 7 8 12 10 8 9 13 9 7 8 12 10 8 6 13 8 SIG WAVE (FT) 3 4 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 1.5 1 1 1 2 1.5 1 1 1.5 1.5 1 1 1.5 1 MAX WAVE (FT) 4.5 6 6.75 6 5.25 4.5 3.75 3 2.25 1.5 2.25 1.5 1.5 1.5 3 2.25 1.5 1.5 2.25 2.25 1.5 1.5 2.25 1.5

DAY WED

DATE 06-AUG

LOCAL TIME 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18

WIND DIR ESE SE SE SSE E ESE SE SSE S SW WSW SW SW SW S SSW NE SSW NW SSE NE NW W WNW

SWELL (FT) 2.1 2.8 3.15 2.8 2.45 2.1 1.75 1.4 1.05 0.7 1.05 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.05 0.7 0.7 1.05 1.05 0.7 0.7 1.05 0.7

SWELL (DIR) W W ESE SE SE W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W WNW

PER (SECS) 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 3

THU

07-AUG

FRI

08-AUG

SAT

09-AUG

SUN

10-AUG

MON

11-AUG

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