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FZNT24 KNHC 020306
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

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.

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE GULF SHIFTS E INTO THE ATLC 
THROUGH FRI...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY 
OF CAMPECHE SAT THEN WEAKENS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO E BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SUN.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING TO N 20 KT W OF FRONT. 
SEAS 5 FT E OF FRONT AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 20W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT.   SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT


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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 01 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 15 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER SANDOVAL/CHRISTENSEN