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FZNT24 KNHC 030312
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM 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 STATIONARY SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 02 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 02 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 OT 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE 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.
.FRI NIGHT AND 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.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 02 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO 
S 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. 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.
.MON...S OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 02 2008

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

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FORECASTER DGS/CHRISTENSEN