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FZNT24 KNHC 062102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 
29N88W TO 23N96W. THIS FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG 
BEND TO 23N92W BY TONIGHT. THE FRONT THEN WEAKENS FROM S FLORIDA 
TO 26N91W MON AFTERNOON AND MOVES MOSTLY E OF THE AREA LATE 
MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES RIDGING EXTENDS INTO THE AREA TUE THROUGH 
THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL APPROACH THE NW 
WATERS ON FRI.
 
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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2008

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 27N E OF 93W.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO 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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2008

.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.   
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2008

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E 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 TSTMS N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
S OF 25N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2008

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT BECOMING S TO SW 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI