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FZNT24 KNHC 290152
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON APR 28 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.

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TUE. HIGH PRES BUILD 
BEHIND FRONT THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS SE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE 
NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON APR 28 2008

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A 
FEW TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON