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FZNT24 KNHC 040202
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO E RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN 
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY WED 
AND PASSING SE OF AREA LATE THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND 
FRONT THROUGH SAT WITH A SECOND FRONT EXPECTED SUN.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. A FEW 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 
15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO 
SE  WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT SHIFT TO N 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 
25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON