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FZNT24 KNHC 021455
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 02 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.

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 02 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA MOVES E INTO THE ATLC 
THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT THEN 
WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE BY LATE SUN.

$$
GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 6 FT E OF FRONT AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT

$$
GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 02 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 10 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER DGS