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FZNT24 KNHC 032042
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU APR 03 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.

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THEN 
WEAKEN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
BAY OF CAMPECHE SATURDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY. FRONT WILL 
WEAKEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BECOMING DIFFUSE MON. SLY FLOW WILL 
DOMINATE THROUGHOUT THE GULF ON TUE.  

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND S WINDS 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT TODAY 
AND 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 
TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SE TO 
S WINDS 20 KT TONIGHT THEN DECREASING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 5 FT.   

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 
SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 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.
.TUE...S OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS  
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TONIGHT...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 DIMINISHING TO S WINDS 
10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...S OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS  
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA