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FZNT24 KNHC 021431
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 02 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.

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK 
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT 
WILL STALL FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT THEN WILL 
MOVE W OF AREA LATE SUN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE E 
SETTING UP SE RETURN FLOW SUN THROUGH REMAINDER OF PERIOD.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY TONIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO N  
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
BY SUNRISE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD 
OF FRONT.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT EARLY 
SAT.  
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT EARLY SAT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE SUN THROUGH TUE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF 
YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 KT AROUND SUNSET EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE 
YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
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 IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT 
EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON