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FZNT24 KNHC 041439
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 04 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.

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN E TO SE 
RETURN FLOW INTO EARLY WED. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE 
THU NIGHT.

$$
GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 04 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.   
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF 
FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE 
THU NIGHT. 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.

$$
GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF 
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 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. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
FAR NW PART LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

$$
GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...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 BECOMING 
SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
27N AHEAD OF FRONT LATE THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON