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FZNT24 KNHC 120251
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL 
REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE 
SAT...FROM TAMPA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL SUNRISE SUN...AND MOVE SE OF 
AREA SUNSET SUN. STRONG N WINDS IN WAKE OF FRONT EXPECTED TO 
REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF WATERS SUN. WINDS 
DIMINISH NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E TO ALL WATERS LATE TUE.
 
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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N 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 THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. 
.TUE AND WED...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 BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

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

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT 
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 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.
.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.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT EXTREME NW WATERS. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 
TO 4 FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 4 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.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N A ND 4 TO 6 
FT ELSEWHERE.

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FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN