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FZNT24 KNHC 040310
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH 
FRI BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE ATLC AND A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT THEN BECOME STATIONARY. 
FRONT WILL WEAKEN SAT AND SUNDAY BECOMING DIFFUSE MON. SLY FLOW 
WILL DOMINATE THROUGHOUT THE GULF ON TUE.  

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.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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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
23N SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W LATE.
.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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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
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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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 03 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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/CHRISTENSEN