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FZNT24 KNHC 050848
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 24N98W
 WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS 
AFTERNOON AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
T NIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE MON. RIDGE BUILDS 
BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO S 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.TODAY...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 4 FT.   
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS