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FZNT24 KNHC 110301
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM 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 EASTERN
WATERS THROUGH TUE.
 
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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 
KT N PORTION SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

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

.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 OVER NW WATERS. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
.SAT THROUGH 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 10 TO 15 FT 
SUN. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT 
AND 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT TUE.  

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 11 FT 
HIGHEST SW WATERS.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
TUE.

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FORECASTER LL