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FZNT24 KNHC 100828
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 10 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.

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG E 
TO SE WINDS AHEAD A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS LATE FRI. 
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 21N97W BY LATE SAT
AND MOVE SE OF AREA BY LATE SUN. STRONG N WINDS IN WAKE OF FRONT
MAY REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF SUN. WINDS DIMINISH W OF 
90W MON AND REMAIN FRESH TO STRONG E OF 90W. 
 
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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY 30 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT.  SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT NW 
OF FRONT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N 
PORTION LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE.  
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N PORTION AND 7 
TO 10 FT S PORTION. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT 
EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR TEXAS COAST.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 
35 KT W OF 95W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SUN.
SE OF FRONT WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT E OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 
95W.  

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO 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 BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT MON. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB