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FZNT24 KNHC 051455
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
25N92W TO 20N97W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N90W TO 20N96W TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL 
BECOME STATIONARY AND EXTEND FROM NE FLORIDA TO 27N90W TO 22N96W 
SUN AFTERNOON AND BY SUN NIGHT THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND 
FROM NEAR 29N81W TO 26N90W. BY MON AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL EXIT 
THE GULF. LIGHT TO MODERATE SE WINDS WILL COVER THE ENTIRE GULF 
TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

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

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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...HIGHEST N 
PART.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST N 
PART.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT 
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CAB