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FZNT24 KNHC 131527
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 13 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. 

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA DRIFT S AND STRENGTHEN 
ACROSS THROUGH WED NIGHT WITH INCREASING E WINDS.  HIGH PRES 
THEN SLIDE SE INTO SW ATLC THU AND FRI.  WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH 
FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 FT IN E 
SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT. 

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 21N  
E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT....N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 21N NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT 
BUILD TO 11 FT WED THROUGH THU.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD 
TO 12 FT THU...HIGHER IN GULF STREAM. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 FT.   
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHER IN GULF STREAM.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES