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FZNT24 KNHC 011454
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010

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 THU APR 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE SW WATERS WILL 
CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT...THEN SHIFT NW AS A WARM FRONT SUN AS HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE E SETTING UP SE RETURN FLOW THROUGH 
REMAINDER OF PERIOD.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 
6 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL REMNANTS.  
.SUN AND MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N 
OF 21N TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF 
FRONT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 
20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT 
EARLY.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 
KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT THU APR 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON