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FZNT24 KNHC 061457
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 06 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.

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
24N98W WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 28N90W TO 24N97W 
BY TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM S CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
25N90W TO 27N94W MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE MOSTLY E OF THE 
AREA LATE MON NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS 
COASTAL PLAINS ON THU.
 
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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT VARIABLE E WINDS 10 KT. 
S OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WINDS BECOMING E AND INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
W OF 92W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 5 FT.   
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 24N TO 28N.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 
24N.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.  
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S 
OF 24N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/JC