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FZNT24 KNHC 040911
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE W GULF IN ADVANCE OF A 
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT WHILE WEAKENING. FRONT WILL MOV N SUN AND 
BECOME DIFFUSE MON. SLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE THROUGHOUT THE GULF 
ON TUE.  

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 
KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 28N ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 4 FT.   

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TUE...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS N OF 25N.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE SAT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N SUN AND SUN NIGHT. 
.TUE... N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB