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FZNT24 KNHC 041501
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 04 2007

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 04 2007

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER N GULF WEAKEN IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT 
OVER NW WATERS MOVING SE OF AREA LATE THU. HIGH PRES N OF AREA 
BEHIND FRONT THROUGH SAT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF N GULF 
COAST SUN TO ACROSS CENTRAL GULF NEAR 26N LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED APR 04 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 KT BECOME NE 20 KT BEHIND COLD 
FRONT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 04 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT.
FEW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W OF 95W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 04 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 KT BECOME NE 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FEW SHOWERS TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT WED APR 04 2007

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 20 KT BEHIND COLD 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 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 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES