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FZNT24 KNHC 040233
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 03 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.

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE 
GULF TONIGHT THROUGH WED. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN LATE WED AS A 
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT 
WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THU 
THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU 
EVENING.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 03 2010
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN THROUGH TUE. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN 
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT 
LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND 
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N W 
OF 94W NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.TONIGHT...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 EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE 
NIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED 
NIGHT EXCEPT NE TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 03 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT 
IN GULF STREAM.   
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 
TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY