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FZNT24 KNHC 052030
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
25N90W TO 20N97W TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME 
STATIONARY AND EXTEND FROM NE FLORIDA TO 26N90W TO 20N95W 
SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 28N81W TO 
24N88W MON AFTERNOON. BY LATE MON NIGHT THE FRONT WILL EXIT THE 
GULF. LIGHT TO MODERATE SE WINDS WILL COVER THE ENTIRE GULF TUE 
AND WED AND BECOME MODERATE ON THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH 
THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS ON THU.
 
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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 
2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 4 FT.   
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

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

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 28N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.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.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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