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FZNT24 KNHC 111419
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL REACH FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE SUN...AND MOVE SE OF 
AREA SUNSET SUN. STRONG N WINDS IN WAKE OF FRONT EXPECTED TO 
MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE SW WATERS SUN. WINDS DIMINISH NW 
WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E TO ALL WATERS LATE TUE.
 
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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 
KT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT N 
OF 27N.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 
4 TO 6 N OF 28N. 
.TUE...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 93W SUN...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 24N W OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 
TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT W OF 95W MON NIGHT AND THROUGHOUT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.  

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 
FT SUN. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 
FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. 
SE OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N TUE.

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FORECASTER NELSON