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FZNT24 KNHC 011457
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 01 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.

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED 
THEN STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY THU THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE S TO THE 
CENTRAL GULF FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI 
AND EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND WED.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 93W SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 4 FT E OF FRONT AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO NE WINDS 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT W OF FRONT.   
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING E WINDS 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE THU. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 15 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS