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FZNT24 KNHC 060302
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
19N96W GRADUALLY BECOMES STATIONARY AND EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA 
TO 26N90W TO 20N95W BY 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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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. 
.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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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 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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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 05 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.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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FORECASTER CAB/CHRISTENSEN