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FZNT24 KNHC 080308
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON APR 07 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.

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 07 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE MOVING E. HIGH PRES RIDGING EXTENDS FROM SOUTHEAST U.S. 
INTO THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU. SE FLOW INCREASES THU AHEAD OF 
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA 
COASTS FRI AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS BY LATE 
FRI...AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO 21N97W BY SAT MORNING. 
 
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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 07 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT.  SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 
TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI.

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON APR 07 2008

.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON APR 07 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON APR 07 2008

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.

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FORECASTER LL