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FZNT24 KNHC 141522
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 14 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. 

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF AREA SHIFTS S INCREASING 
WINDS ACROSS GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THEN SLIDE E OF AREA FRI 
DIMINISHING WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FRI THROUGH SUN.  TROUGH 
BUILDS IN SW GULF LATE SAT AND MOVE E ACROSS SOUTHERN GULF SUN.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010
  
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS TO 12 
FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE SAT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 7 FT BUILD TO 12 FT THU. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.  
S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 
4 FT SAT. S OF 21N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
FT BUILD TO 11 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...S OF 24N E OF 87W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE 
WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT 
NEAR TROUGH.  

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT... 
HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 
KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. 
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN..S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES