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FZNT24 KNHC 091503
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 09 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. 

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 21N90W TO 18N95W MOVE OUT 
OF GULF TONIGHT.  WEAK LOW PRES TROUGH DEVELOP TONIGHT IN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TIGHTENING GRADIENT WITH HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER GULF 
STATES AND INCREASING FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS SOUTHERN HALF OF 
GULF TO STRONG THROUGH MON THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD TUE.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 09 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT 
SUN.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE MON THEN 
DIMINISH TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 8 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 
10 KT NEAR TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR 
TROUGH TONIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON AND TUE...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  SEAS 6 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE MON 
AND TUE.  SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT TUE.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TUE. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE TUE. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES