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FZNT24 KNHC 091424
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 09 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN BRISK E TO SE 
WINDS AHEAD A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS FRI. THE FRONT 
WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE SAT 
AND MOVE SE OF AREA MIDDAY SUN. STRONG N WINDS IN WAKE OF FRONT 
WILL RELAX SUN NIGHT.
 
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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT.  SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 
20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT DIMINISHING TO TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT SUN. SE OF 
FRONT WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 09 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N THROUGH TONIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON