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FZNT24 KNHC 120258
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 11 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. 

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 11 2010

.SYNOPSIS...OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA 
W TO NEAR 24N86W WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE SE GULF AND DISSIPATE 
BY TUE. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NE U.S. WILL MOVE S MON THROUGH THU 
AND THEN ALONG THE NE GULF COAST FRI...AND ACT TO PRODUCE FRESH 
TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS MON NIGHT THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 11 2010
  
.TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE 
AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT MON BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TUE.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT 
FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 11 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N HALF.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 
20 KT. TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT 
FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL N 
OF 21N FRI.

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 11 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S HALF.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT MON NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT MON BUILDING 6 TO 8 
FT WED. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON 
NIGHT...THEN 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE WED.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N AND 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL S OF 
26N.

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 11 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT MON. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S HALF.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT... 
AND TO 30 KT S OF 25N WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT 
THEN 8 TO 12 FT LATE WED...EXCEPT HIGHER STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING