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FZNT24 KNHC 101414
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG E TO SE 
WINDS AHEAD A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS FRI AFTERNOON.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. STRONG N WINDS IN 
WAKE OF FRONT MAY REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF SUN. WINDS 
DIMINISH FROM W SUN NIGHT BUT REMAIN STRONG OVER THE NE WATERS 
THROUGH MON NIGHT.
 
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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 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 SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF 
28N.  
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N PORTION AND 7 TO 10 FT S PORTION. 
.MON...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 
6 FT.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

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

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT EARLY FRI NIGHT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT NW WATERS. 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 30 
TO 35 KT W OF 95W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT SUN. 
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE 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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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 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 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT 
HIGHEST SW WATERS.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON